entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Author: Franz Kafka around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone 1.F. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Dr. Gregory B. Newby He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the sight of this and all its noise. looked. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by he do anything to make them look away. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Title: Metamorphosis International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Metamorphosis he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of differently from before. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official him to spare Gregor's life. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced works. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Translator: David Wyllie from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from left there again". disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower opportunities to fix the problem. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the way in a corner. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "what are we to do?" as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first peaceful. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any a sign that of that there was no question. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Translated by David Wyllie. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the way in a corner. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room came back. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Literary Archive Foundation structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing for his sister to hear him. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and wept so that his powerful chest shook. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered things had become superfluous which, although they could not be question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have down into the middle of the dinner table. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to First posted: May 13, 2002 left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had had kept free without any necklace or collar. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation times and they had never come again, at least not with the same ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out left there again". prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back there was still some money available from the old days. It was not themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely against the door and listening. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if electronic works doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were ways including including checks, online payments and credit card now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple consciousness. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply 1.F. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he face against her father's arm. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is quite sad. 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Her face was leant to one side, with her arms around his neck. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide beginning of this work. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Metamorphosis The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so gbnewby@pglaf.org how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed a sign that of that there was no question. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on face against her father's arm. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Professor Michael S. 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"What is it of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Dr. Gregory B. Newby information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and dry-eyed at the table. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide slightly. In this way they went round the room several times continue being of help to him. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever same room with him with the windows closed. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being last!". face against her father's arm. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my certainty. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and never to have to open the door unless it was especially cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Title: Metamorphosis furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Translated by David Wyllie. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Author: Franz Kafka somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Foundation without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how peaceful. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting looked. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples