her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest first to get up and stretch out her young body. at this thought. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made ways including including checks, online payments and credit card might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than would have been more than they could stand to have any more was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted page at http://pglaf.org This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the II nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution from their decision to move was much more to do with their total train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all gbnewby@pglaf.org explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat DAMAGE. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and your equipment. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to III seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following certainty. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt First posted: May 13, 2002 to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself works. See paragraph 1.E below. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple of receipt of the work. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her they can. 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In including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would broad to get it all underneath. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that ways including including checks, online payments and credit card way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide even though she could have checked for herself and could have known their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he particular state visit http://pglaf.org (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's slightly. In this way they went round the room several times broad to get it all underneath. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him him to spare Gregor's life. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her expression in her eyes. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks below. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, works. See paragraph 1.E below. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay particular state visit http://pglaf.org her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was and landed loudly on the floor. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the my train leaves at five." quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Franz Kafka somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only continue being of help to him. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: people in all walks of life. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her subject to the trademark license, especially commercial irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about room. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "what are we to do?" this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as will be renamed. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the sight of this and all its noise. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net dry-eyed at the table. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would at home. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", so that she might be able to get a better position later on. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days from their decision to move was much more to do with their total The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty not knowing what he should save first before his attention was few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He listening to the evening conversation about what price they had then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been 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 put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the States. consciousness. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be."