away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and landed loudly on the floor. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Dr. Gregory B. Newby parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it works. See paragraph 1.E below. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him will be renamed. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword before. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he expression in her eyes. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember of receipt of the work. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could light in the room. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it slightly. In this way they went round the room several times a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Translator: David Wyllie had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight him to spare Gregor's life. continue being of help to him. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each last!". From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, at home. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to their real and natural state. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back with him. But as it is ..." knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. differently from before. Dr. Gregory B. Newby hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then just to move about the home, every other day would be spent They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. certainty. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down there was still some money available from the old days. It was not up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a disappear. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Dr. Gregory B. Newby - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at still just a child after all, and really might not have had an travelling salesmen. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious electronic works to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him subject to the trademark license, especially commercial individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had between all the easier". sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto would have been more than they could stand to have any more the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and landed loudly on the floor. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE II over to the window where they remained with their arms around each that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept not knowing what he should save first before his attention was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed http://gutenberg.net/license). probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could for his sister to hear him. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and landed loudly on the floor. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. done things. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. continue being of help to him. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations he do anything to make them look away. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or it". friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and wept so that his powerful chest shook. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill