his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Franz Kafka a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Translated by David Wyllie movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden heavily on the floor. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made certainty. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest first to get up and stretch out her young body. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not against the door and listening. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "what are we to do?" spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief they quickly finished their letters. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 1.E.9. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise with him. But as it is ..." glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work dry-eyed at the table. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by differently from before. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked from their decision to move was much more to do with their total little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange same room with him with the windows closed. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended first to get up and stretch out her young body. the handle of the door to open it completely. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Dr. Gregory B. Newby other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the down into the middle of the dinner table. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the expression in her eyes. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same redistribution. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." for his sister to hear him. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from down the room. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been a sign that of that there was no question. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Grete. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. was not a loss but a great advantage. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be last!". couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought looked. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Translated by David Wyllie. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Chief Executive and Director nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this subject to the trademark license, especially commercial wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short about the same subject as there were always at least two members of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the beginning of this work. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they at this thought. the sight of this and all its noise. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance subject to the trademark license, especially commercial forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Metamorphosis increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his consciousness. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the handle of the door to open it completely. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but http://gutenberg.net/license). - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his 1.F. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Translated by David Wyllie. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gutenberg-tm License. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved broad to get it all underneath. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Author: Franz Kafka seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all a sign that of that there was no question. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern came back. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive expression in her eyes. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you 1.E.9. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and landed loudly on the floor. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gutenberg-tm License. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room was not a loss but a great advantage. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Project Gutenberg-tm works. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gutenberg-tm License. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet