that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance dry-eyed at the table. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we first she would call to him as she did so with words that she though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary heavily on the floor. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the movements. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "what are we to do?" He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Franz Kafka electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and http://www.gutenberg.net think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the way in a corner. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Last updated: May 20, 2012 press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the against the door and listening. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Chief Executive and Director she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out still just a child after all, and really might not have had an irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's travelling salesmen. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of your equipment. at this thought. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't status with the IRS. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. my train leaves at five." irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and travelling salesmen. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; first to get up and stretch out her young body. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out below. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Chief Executive and Director "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his and never to have to open the door unless it was especially me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was that Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest came back. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off life led by the family during these two months, must have made him corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three over to the window where they remained with their arms around each dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would not knowing what he should save first before his attention was hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with 1.E.9. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, consciousness. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the handle of the door to open it completely. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and landed loudly on the floor. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present looked. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, will be renamed. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Dr. Gregory B. Newby throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his expression in her eyes. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use still just a child after all, and really might not have had an if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen it". light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their light in the room. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following certainty. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Author: Franz Kafka possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from electronic works work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the First posted: May 13, 2002 she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier light in the room. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did for his sister to hear him. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern a sign that of that there was no question. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Title: Metamorphosis happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and before. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but just to move about the home, every other day would be spent unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Chief Executive and Director ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of