whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Translated by David Wyllie was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially from their decision to move was much more to do with their total room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he towards the viewer. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could beginning of this work. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor 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 enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Author: Franz Kafka research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a listening to the evening conversation about what price they had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Language: English doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise there was still some money available from the old days. It was not taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the sight of this and all its noise. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the way in a corner. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution not knowing what he should save first before his attention was spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto page at http://pglaf.org hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" so that she might be able to get a better position later on. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish movements. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really shame and regret. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Title: Metamorphosis any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with towards the viewer. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her looked. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his 1.E.9. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in page at http://pglaf.org movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at would have been more than they could stand to have any more They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room things had become superfluous which, although they could not be work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming was not a loss but a great advantage. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project indeed suffering enough. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest left there again". some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Metamorphosis they quickly finished their letters. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Dr. Gregory B. Newby after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project certainty. Gutenberg-tm License. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gutenberg-tm License. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance at home. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Foundation money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg-tm License. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time will be renamed. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding works. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving that things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in *** START: FULL LICENSE *** for his sister to hear him. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the handle of the door to open it completely. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another still just a child after all, and really might not have had an had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent over to the window where they remained with their arms around each out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while first she would call to him as she did so with words that she it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Metamorphosis door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. waiting to save him. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his