it". getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry down into the middle of the dinner table. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its consciousness. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, same room with him with the windows closed. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of expression in her eyes. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 1.E.9. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, continue being of help to him. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they greatest consideration so that his family could bear the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was they quickly finished their letters. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly left there again". reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the License. You must require such a user to return or him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said First posted: May 13, 2002 normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied last!". Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until of receipt of the work. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one shame and regret. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just approach us with offers to donate. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself electronic works himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know without anything decisive happening, without even giving the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not against the door and listening. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible page at http://pglaf.org practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any him to spare Gregor's life. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. 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He was sure that everyone would turn on him any hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his a sign that of that there was no question. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide disappear. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the page at http://pglaf.org that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations with her arms around his neck. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Title: Metamorphosis only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Translator: David Wyllie He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I ways including including checks, online payments and credit card important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or continue being of help to him. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the would have been more than they could stand to have any more that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from indeed suffering enough. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his opportunities to fix the problem. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. towards the viewer. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she my train leaves at five." http://www.gutenberg.net strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music DAMAGE. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his your equipment. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that works. See paragraph 1.E below. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to towards the viewer. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom light in the room. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he page at http://pglaf.org seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Author: Franz Kafka set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone times and they had never come again, at least not with the same strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Project Gutenberg-tm works. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles