"Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Title: Metamorphosis Franz Kafka pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered http://www.gutenberg.net His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes 1.F. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at works. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched it". wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United I above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing and landed loudly on the floor. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to their real and natural state. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like travelling salesmen. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Literary Archive Foundation money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had movements. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to shame and regret. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His at home. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and research. 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Please, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! by himself. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to their real and natural state. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, left there again". Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the sight of this and all its noise. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden just to move about the home, every other day would be spent where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 1.F. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for it". his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared looked. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon face against her father's arm. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related between all the easier". there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were slightly. In this way they went round the room several times while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Author: Franz Kafka But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. light in the room. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the sight of this and all its noise. Grete. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Translated by David Wyllie. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with First posted: May 13, 2002 that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, works. See paragraph 1.E below. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes indeed suffering enough. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? 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And on as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me connection with their leader. 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While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Author: Franz Kafka doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing himself. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees page at http://pglaf.org Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness impose on them. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived stick, then, finally, all was quiet. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all http://gutenberg.net/license). straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, against the door and listening. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Foundation strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Metamorphosis wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what himself. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, gbnewby@pglaf.org from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit last!". the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any