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By the door there was a dish filled with But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help expression in her eyes. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and my train leaves at five." improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation movements. For additional contact information: travelling salesmen. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still travelling salesmen. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; I that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Project Gutenberg-tm works. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: redistribution. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gutenberg-tm License. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Author: Franz Kafka anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room approach us with offers to donate. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a III companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he do anything to make them look away. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. movements. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could slightly. In this way they went round the room several times money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any by himself. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak http://gutenberg.net/license). at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would him to spare Gregor's life. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the For additional contact information: from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use to their real and natural state. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. States. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would people in all walks of life. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his between all the easier". might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier http://gutenberg.net/license). Dr. Gregory B. Newby assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen disappear. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka http://www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of receipt of the work. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough differently from before. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many for his sister to hear him. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back waiting to save him. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father http://www.gutenberg.net "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking opportunities to fix the problem. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the handle of the door to open it completely. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other against the door and listening. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the a sign that of that there was no question. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the gbnewby@pglaf.org completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. gbnewby@pglaf.org early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Last updated: May 20, 2012 it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Franz Kafka active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Translator: David Wyllie opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to their real and natural state. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it". in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. First posted: May 13, 2002 they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Translated by David Wyllie immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Foundation for his sister to hear him. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the works. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his DAMAGE. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they