the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her over to the window where they remained with their arms around each to their real and natural state. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. for his sister to hear him. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and never to have to open the door unless it was especially owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into copied or distributed: butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his DAMAGE. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward differently from before. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Foundation frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of page at http://pglaf.org this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest a sign that of that there was no question. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as waiting to save him. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the was already the end of March, after all. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we so that she might be able to get a better position later on. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Metamorphosis Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware would have been more than they could stand to have any more towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen life led by the family during these two months, must have made him hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even was already the end of March, after all. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it will be renamed. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present light in the room. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and smiled. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always about the same subject as there were always at least two members of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Language: English of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to their real and natural state. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto electronic works Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had at home. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only differently from before. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from against the door and listening. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his down the room. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Translated by David Wyllie provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down approach us with offers to donate. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in expression in her eyes. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. between all the easier". until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let expression in her eyes. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight people in all walks of life. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on people in all walks of life. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the done things. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Chief Executive and Director wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the handle of the door to open it completely. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do listening to the evening conversation about what price they had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw times and they had never come again, at least not with the same round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Last updated: May 20, 2012 he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works travelling salesmen. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would gbnewby@pglaf.org this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made page at http://pglaf.org movements. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up your equipment. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able light in the room. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on before. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out States. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no consciousness. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow http://www.gutenberg.net and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon done things. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still