the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on III office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gutenberg-tm License. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Literary Archive Foundation in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Dr. Gregory B. Newby the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most differently from before. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. was already the end of March, after all. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared DAMAGE. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the continue being of help to him. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven indeed suffering enough. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the way in a corner. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Project Gutenberg-tm works. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with at this thought. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room peaceful. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" beginning of this work. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only of receipt of the work. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm "what are we to do?" This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with redistribution. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages was already the end of March, after all. Translator: David Wyllie Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had so that she might be able to get a better position later on. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Franz Kafka playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Foundation still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? had kept free without any necklace or collar. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Metamorphosis hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to particular state visit http://pglaf.org sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at III While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the sight of this and all its noise. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The travelling salesmen. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were times and they had never come again, at least not with the same out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the way in a corner. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in himself. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally travelling salesmen. 1.E.9. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it II over to the window where they remained with their arms around each PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE down into the middle of the dinner table. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. 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Only if he happened to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, indeed suffering enough. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, looked. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the same room with him with the windows closed. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and smiled. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Franz Kafka Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Title: Metamorphosis had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gutenberg-tm License. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of receipt of the work. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought copied or distributed: why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do subject to the trademark license, especially commercial explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. methods and addresses. 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Copyright laws in most countries are in completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the done things. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business 1.E.2. 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He was silent and looked straight to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 1.E.7. 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On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when travelling salesmen. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. of receipt of the work. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.F. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Franz Kafka strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would States. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and movements. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by differently from before. Author: Franz Kafka have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was was not a loss but a great advantage. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to License. You must require such a user to return or looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Grete. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his heavily on the floor. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Translated by David Wyllie. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do just to move about the home, every other day would be spent 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. he do anything to make them look away. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust