When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light electronic works foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no was not a loss but a great advantage. States. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go status with the IRS. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any would have been more than they could stand to have any more reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had broad to get it all underneath. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer without anything decisive happening, without even giving the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "what are we to do?" and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the For additional contact information: not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Foundation your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, down the room. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully impose on them. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Last updated: May 20, 2012 where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the http://www.gutenberg.net Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. between all the easier". sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in it". playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss before. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE times and they had never come again, at least not with the same drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air was not a loss but a great advantage. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every came back. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple would have been more than they could stand to have any more Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project copied or distributed: looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on redistribution. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer 1.E.9. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the handle of the door to open it completely. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Author: Franz Kafka his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gutenberg-tm License. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned was not a loss but a great advantage. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can himself. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, continue being of help to him. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your your equipment. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was looked. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see life led by the family during these two months, must have made him could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Translator: David Wyllie while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to States. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three for his sister to hear him. 1.F.2. 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The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just certainty. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, came back. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Dr. Gregory B. Newby appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used at this thought. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground redistribution. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break room. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like same room with him with the windows closed. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used