shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread for his sister to hear him. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to III room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared last!". Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to down the room. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but same room with him with the windows closed. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Translator: David Wyllie where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father waiting to save him. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay he do anything to make them look away. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and he do anything to make them look away. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, they quickly finished their letters. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the "what are we to do?" He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and he do anything to make them look away. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in heavily on the floor. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he expression in her eyes. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious with him. But as it is ..." explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched he do anything to make them look away. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Project Gutenberg-tm works. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in disappear. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far III would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Metamorphosis was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and License. You must require such a user to return or them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few stick, then, finally, all was quiet. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already they quickly finished their letters. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had are removed. 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You may copy it, give it away or (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister by himself. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Title: Metamorphosis removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing First posted: May 13, 2002 and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and landed loudly on the floor. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they waiting to save him. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was it". although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. beginning of this work. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Dr. Gregory B. Newby hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and indeed suffering enough. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight with her arms around his neck. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled down the room. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be was not a loss but a great advantage. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, looked. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that opportunities to fix the problem. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all 1.F. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we travelling salesmen. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body I incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few greatest consideration so that his family could bear the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one with her arms around his neck. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be particular state visit http://pglaf.org to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should disappear. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in would have been more than they could stand to have any more still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of waiting to save him. indeed suffering enough. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to get through. 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At the same time, though, he did not forget to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across a sign that of that there was no question. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to at this thought. Translated by David Wyllie. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object