do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped done things. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Project Gutenberg-tm works. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with listening to the evening conversation about what price they had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous people in all walks of life. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt status with the IRS. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off subject to the trademark license, especially commercial for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. differently from before. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the sight of this and all its noise. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without shame and regret. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in looked. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, a sign that of that there was no question. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother done things. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gutenberg-tm License. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the way in a corner. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see a sign that of that there was no question. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would a sign that of that there was no question. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a States. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to their real and natural state. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently between all the easier". to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would that outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Author: Franz Kafka not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was last!". that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying listening to the evening conversation about what price they had slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay from their decision to move was much more to do with their total simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in from their decision to move was much more to do with their total almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if impose on them. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always 1.F. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the handle of the door to open it completely. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Language: English that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any below. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight gbnewby@pglaf.org and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the and landed loudly on the floor. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." was not a loss but a great advantage. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong peaceful. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and wept so that his powerful chest shook. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. for his sister to hear him. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any that sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Title: Metamorphosis the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and never to have to open the door unless it was especially unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their himself. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with page at http://pglaf.org the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate at home. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of just to move about the home, every other day would be spent grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven would have been more than they could stand to have any more because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made gbnewby@pglaf.org a sign that of that there was no question. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to