rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been broad to get it all underneath. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many shame and regret. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of came back. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy had kept free without any necklace or collar. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family at home. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his was not a loss but a great advantage. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Last updated: May 20, 2012 did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Franz Kafka thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. before. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still still just a child after all, and really might not have had an efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Title: Metamorphosis Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.E.9. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in last!". on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his movements. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it done things. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the peaceful. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground movements. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Dr. Gregory B. Newby choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of your equipment. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the handle of the door to open it completely. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All still just a child after all, and really might not have had an might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Title: Metamorphosis come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any at home. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Title: Metamorphosis and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever travelling salesmen. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole gbnewby@pglaf.org continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest peaceful. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Metamorphosis almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time himself. down into the middle of the dinner table. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond had kept free without any necklace or collar. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Chief Executive and Director into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. at this thought. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Section 5. 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As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear particular state visit http://pglaf.org considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the music and his sister with the violin. 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It was not called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. face against her father's arm. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and smiled. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Metamorphosis and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full a sign that of that there was no question. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she light in the room. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Project Gutenberg-tm works. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth