instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Literary Archive Foundation all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used their way into Gregor's room. 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His mother was not used to 1.E.9. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled works. See paragraph 1.E below. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation came back. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared works. See paragraph 1.E below. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United particular state visit http://pglaf.org consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Metamorphosis Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere times and they had never come again, at least not with the same wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose he do anything to make them look away. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; DAMAGE. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Dr. Gregory B. Newby efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. travelling salesmen. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Grete. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Translated by David Wyllie couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, disappear. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as at home. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement before. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been continue being of help to him. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 1.F. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times so that she might be able to get a better position later on. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of receipt of the work. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be ways including including checks, online payments and credit card had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and smiled. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, came back. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed times and they had never come again, at least not with the same must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as shame and regret. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Last updated: May 20, 2012 furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and never to have to open the door unless it was especially room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change at home. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further a sign that of that there was no question. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, him to spare Gregor's life. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and they quickly finished their letters. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall stick, then, finally, all was quiet. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - http://www.gutenberg.net slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the sight of this and all its noise. Metamorphosis ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the copied or distributed: Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Last updated: May 20, 2012 never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain electronic works watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. done things. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now done things. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever particular state visit http://pglaf.org door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down stick, then, finally, all was quiet. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the last!". the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern he do anything to make them look away. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: copied or distributed: full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent looked. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the III a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the status with the IRS. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could electronic works not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round status with the IRS. down the room. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Translated by David Wyllie control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware listening to the evening conversation about what price they had of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very came back. and landed loudly on the floor. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He