1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. of receipt of the work. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic copied or distributed: he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you slightly. In this way they went round the room several times slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching disappear. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Project Gutenberg-tm works. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was approach us with offers to donate. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort so that she might be able to get a better position later on. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "what are we to do?" overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, with her arms around his neck. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Translated by David Wyllie prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after will be renamed. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would over to the window where they remained with their arms around each insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; at home. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between copied or distributed: while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was 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 fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without against the door and listening. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is impose on them. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty and wept so that his powerful chest shook. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all particular state visit http://pglaf.org No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or people in all walks of life. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at heavily on the floor. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any same room with him with the windows closed. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his disappear. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If redistribution. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and landed loudly on the floor. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before electronic works himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him II situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" works. See paragraph 1.E below. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented consciousness. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Dr. Gregory B. Newby infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total looked. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the works. See paragraph 1.E below. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who status with the IRS. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was below. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a face against her father's arm. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; movements. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly stick, then, finally, all was quiet. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too at this thought. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed that works. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance without anything decisive happening, without even giving the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the last!". to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards your equipment. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with particular state visit http://pglaf.org address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Translated by David Wyllie. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; unless a copyright notice is included. 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The last thing consciousness. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He approach us with offers to donate. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like