cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH to their real and natural state. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell him to spare Gregor's life. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against http://gutenberg.net/license). LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Franz Kafka the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister For additional contact information: sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Translated by David Wyllie. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three waiting to save him. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Franz Kafka this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Translator: David Wyllie that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. approach us with offers to donate. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in a sign that of that there was no question. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. For additional contact information: stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Dr. Gregory B. Newby the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did with him. But as it is ..." lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic at this thought. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was already the end of March, after all. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project just to move about the home, every other day would be spent pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange dry-eyed at the table. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is States. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother License. You must require such a user to return or him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but heavily on the floor. would have been more than they could stand to have any more must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you 1.E.9. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm a sign that of that there was no question. looked. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the disappear. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the done things. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Translator: David Wyllie furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a even though she could have checked for herself and could have known become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Foundation that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Chief Executive and Director but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps expression in her eyes. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it gbnewby@pglaf.org to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had between all the easier". harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Author: Franz Kafka them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Translated by David Wyllie. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day dry-eyed at the table. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Grete. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official first she would call to him as she did so with words that she these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, done things. 1.F. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more listening to the evening conversation about what price they had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gutenberg-tm License. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project 1.F. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do indeed suffering enough. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air had kept free without any necklace or collar. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help between all the easier". only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Chief Executive and Director train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Title: Metamorphosis out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, it". quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the works. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the handle of the door to open it completely. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth between all the easier". breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and light in the room. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself