1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even page at http://pglaf.org harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room looked. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep by himself. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Literary Archive Foundation first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few certainty. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately your equipment. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net certainty. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space things had become superfluous which, although they could not be included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Franz Kafka this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Project Gutenberg-tm works. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had last!". kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, shame and regret. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. down into the middle of the dinner table. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. impose on them. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his down the room. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was last!". spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto of receipt of the work. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Literary Archive Foundation rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Metamorphosis such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and II out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Franz Kafka onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight at this thought. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the sight of this and all its noise. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Translated by David Wyllie. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any certainty. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be came back. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Dr. Gregory B. Newby the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here he do anything to make them look away. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and smiled. to their real and natural state. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls a sign that of that there was no question. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the by himself. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto 1.E.9. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away *** START: FULL LICENSE *** efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Translated by David Wyllie. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after slightly. In this way they went round the room several times worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of status with the IRS. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Last updated: May 20, 2012 the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Foundation by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Metamorphosis would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I for his sister to hear him. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the way in a corner. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared expression in her eyes. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm certainty. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved