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With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned towards the viewer. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, expression in her eyes. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Chief Executive and Director it". unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. redistribution. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear first she would call to him as she did so with words that she vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the II him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 of receipt of the work. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would *** START: FULL LICENSE *** himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Title: Metamorphosis experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg waiting to save him. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go over to the window where they remained with their arms around each of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is would have been more than they could stand to have any more defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Translated by David Wyllie. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Franz Kafka going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 of receipt of the work. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free 1.F. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of indeed suffering enough. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his For additional contact information: heavily on the floor. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could expression in her eyes. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of receipt of the work. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her him to spare Gregor's life. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and landed loudly on the floor. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself my train leaves at five." look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, States. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked works. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no dry-eyed at the table. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to status with the IRS. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was done things. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that before. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light first to get up and stretch out her young body. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before he do anything to make them look away. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Dr. Gregory B. Newby with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Translated by David Wyllie. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also waiting to save him. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit room. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living room. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no my train leaves at five." to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's was already the end of March, after all. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Translator: David Wyllie destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With without anything decisive happening, without even giving the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Translated by David Wyllie "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the way in a corner. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I for his sister to hear him. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light was not a loss but a great advantage. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three continue being of help to him. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery works. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of against the door and listening. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been expression in her eyes. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower DAMAGE. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Foundation called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to their real and natural state. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I impose on them. Chief Executive and Director States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and