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These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be light in the room. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their below. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor will be renamed. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. down into the middle of the dinner table. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand with him. But as it is ..." good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Translated by David Wyllie Gutenberg-tm License. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Title: Metamorphosis received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Dr. Gregory B. Newby while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more looked. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? License. You must require such a user to return or and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Foundation Last updated: May 20, 2012 any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing was already the end of March, after all. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" *** START: FULL LICENSE *** copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm first she would call to him as she did so with words that she stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Author: Franz Kafka angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Translated by David Wyllie. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous broad to get it all underneath. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made with her arms around his neck. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief things had become superfluous which, although they could not be question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous down into the middle of the dinner table. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't left there again". 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite shame and regret. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled at home. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends first to get up and stretch out her young body. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gutenberg-tm License. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Chief Executive and Director his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy himself. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each done things. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough done things. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Author: Franz Kafka only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own opportunities to fix the problem. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled form. 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Gregor only needed to hear could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Franz Kafka lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he will be renamed. below. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - my train leaves at five." 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with by himself. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated over to the window where they remained with their arms around each copied or distributed: around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where times and they had never come again, at least not with the same would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which III the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a