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They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments looked. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of beginning of this work. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the shame and regret. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most subject to the trademark license, especially commercial done things. at this thought. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and landed loudly on the floor. broad to get it all underneath. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; works. See paragraph 1.E below. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of same room with him with the windows closed. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, approach us with offers to donate. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version down into the middle of the dinner table. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. they danced around. 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No sooner where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Author: Franz Kafka first to get up and stretch out her young body. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to of receipt of the work. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not First posted: May 13, 2002 think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the works. See paragraph 1.E below. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than a sign that of that there was no question. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old he do anything to make them look away. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with light in the room. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted continue being of help to him. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's people in all walks of life. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his against the door and listening. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. had kept free without any necklace or collar. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by came back. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder consciousness. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the gbnewby@pglaf.org collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without even though she could have checked for herself and could have known stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel II achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and my train leaves at five." under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up without anything decisive happening, without even giving the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you room. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away travelling salesmen. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: works. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before him to spare Gregor's life. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept without anything decisive happening, without even giving the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a to their real and natural state. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his consciousness. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair life led by the family during these two months, must have made him three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself same room with him with the windows closed. last!". on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, room. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he a sign that of that there was no question. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it