as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to dry-eyed at the table. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just States. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if electronic works on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and never to have to open the door unless it was especially - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: indeed suffering enough. DAMAGE. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living expression in her eyes. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Translated by David Wyllie he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open slightly. In this way they went round the room several times way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would differently from before. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his would have been more than they could stand to have any more drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, indeed suffering enough. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be people in all walks of life. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief first to get up and stretch out her young body. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might disappear. works. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the way in a corner. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being waiting to save him. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like it". goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention works. See paragraph 1.E below. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had without anything decisive happening, without even giving the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. http://gutenberg.net/license). Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to of receipt of the work. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough last!". thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it room. at home. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom beginning of this work. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. beginning of this work. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your your equipment. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and first to get up and stretch out her young body. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood would have been more than they could stand to have any more a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Foundation his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at impose on them. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Foundation subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even certainty. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known disappear. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees redistribution. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the copied or distributed: is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of light in the room. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm with him. But as it is ..." wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out my train leaves at five." simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost 1.E.9. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had expression in her eyes. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with for his sister to hear him. of receipt of the work. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to II on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by 1.F. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Author: Franz Kafka This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the broad to get it all underneath. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite he do anything to make them look away. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Author: Franz Kafka again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the disappear. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room just to move about the home, every other day would be spent His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break