When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a times and they had never come again, at least not with the same still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. electronic works just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "what are we to do?" they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would himself. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the I paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who without anything decisive happening, without even giving the States. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his 1.E.9. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the sight of this and all its noise. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was between all the easier". key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gutenberg-tm License. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Metamorphosis impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen listening to the evening conversation about what price they had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to sold, the family did not wish to discard. 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YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front times and they had never come again, at least not with the same bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Grete. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Professor Michael S. 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He was taken totally and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and never to have to open the door unless it was especially something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The will be renamed. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the waiting to save him. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that ways including including checks, online payments and credit card catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by a sign that of that there was no question. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out was already the end of March, after all. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once First posted: May 13, 2002 one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Chief Executive and Director against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go people in all walks of life. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up copied or distributed: subject to the trademark license, especially commercial all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell DAMAGE. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand down into the middle of the dinner table. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor to their real and natural state. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Translated by David Wyllie only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden room. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest still just a child after all, and really might not have had an copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the way in a corner. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with light in the room. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating face against her father's arm. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Project Gutenberg-tm works. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to 1.E.9. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her first to get up and stretch out her young body. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Project Gutenberg-tm works. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and smiled. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his light in the room. Author: Franz Kafka for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked expression in her eyes. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide electronic works forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was not a loss but a great advantage. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for over to the window where they remained with their arms around each much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to was already the end of March, after all. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried