shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm opportunities to fix the problem. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of done things. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. 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During the five years that he had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days below. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the expression in her eyes. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the status with the IRS. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Translated by David Wyllie. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, differently from before. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the way in a corner. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones before. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular had kept free without any necklace or collar. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was it". everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on it". ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her opportunities to fix the problem. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Foundation easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed himself. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware stick, then, finally, all was quiet. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his consciousness. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Metamorphosis hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the sight of this and all its noise. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning from their decision to move was much more to do with their total with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to works. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Author: Franz Kafka can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. strength she had. 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By now he had also calmed down, and kept humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think status with the IRS. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with http://gutenberg.net/license). and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever paragraph 1.C below. 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When back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Professor Michael S. 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And more because these thoughts had made located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me with her arms around his neck. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly shame and regret. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter before. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably slightly. In this way they went round the room several times ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something between all the easier". while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than slightly. In this way they went round the room several times removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and 1.E.9. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gutenberg-tm License. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still down the room. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, a sign that of that there was no question. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination works. See paragraph 1.E below. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him "what are we to do?" unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his travelling salesmen. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, they quickly finished their letters. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of expression in her eyes. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came left there again". time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With subject to the trademark license, especially commercial from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with looked. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed