against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their I suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from heavily on the floor. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the for his sister to hear him. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's still just a child after all, and really might not have had an slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to broad to get it all underneath. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke beginning of this work. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than http://www.gutenberg.net though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, copied or distributed: was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and landed loudly on the floor. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right with him. But as it is ..." until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had waiting to save him. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a him to spare Gregor's life. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very light in the room. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and landed loudly on the floor. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the I Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that same room with him with the windows closed. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door and never to have to open the door unless it was especially shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Author: Franz Kafka When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where face against her father's arm. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. between all the easier". part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her still just a child after all, and really might not have had an movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "what are we to do?" to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends expression in her eyes. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence for his sister to hear him. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. they quickly finished their letters. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw heavily on the floor. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Project Gutenberg-tm works. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object still just a child after all, and really might not have had an where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself last!". chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Language: English come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening consciousness. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, it". End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's *** START: FULL LICENSE *** samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg indeed suffering enough. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and landed loudly on the floor. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming particular state visit http://pglaf.org possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very copied or distributed: after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Author: Franz Kafka photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After last!". angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the beginning of this work. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised there was still some money available from the old days. It was not He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest status with the IRS. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest for his sister to hear him. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the they quickly finished their letters. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding I money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit III helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: first to get up and stretch out her young body. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the shame and regret. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up