while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had opportunities to fix the problem. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door gbnewby@pglaf.org Grete. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" movements. by himself. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely just to move about the home, every other day would be spent door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it him to spare Gregor's life. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had first to get up and stretch out her young body. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa would have been more than they could stand to have any more clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do first to get up and stretch out her young body. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Translated by David Wyllie of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after 1.E.9. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and License. You must require such a user to return or under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Translated by David Wyllie. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and wept so that his powerful chest shook. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers particular state visit http://pglaf.org as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no towards the viewer. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not light in the room. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring before. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time DAMAGE. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost your equipment. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their II "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. light in the room. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with looked. 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At the same time, though, he did not forget to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to my train leaves at five." playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when peaceful. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of approach us with offers to donate. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote times and they had never come again, at least not with the same in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet below. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "what are we to do?" Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in dry-eyed at the table. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something any moment. 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Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Title: Metamorphosis or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower think you can get over an illness without staying at home. 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So, as she was prevented from telling like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many looked. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gutenberg-tm License. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would first to get up and stretch out her young body. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss just to move about the home, every other day would be spent His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see http://gutenberg.net/license). eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been himself. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Section 5. 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And more because these thoughts had made mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. would have been more than they could stand to have any more enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by