to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I last!". conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the works. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. shame and regret. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing *** START: FULL LICENSE *** quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Grete. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it works. See paragraph 1.E below. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed face against her father's arm. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself of receipt of the work. had kept free without any necklace or collar. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; impose on them. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Foundation law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be approach us with offers to donate. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the sight of this and all its noise. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's last!". compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final there was still some money available from the old days. It was not wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping works. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was impose on them. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office indeed suffering enough. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper electronic works against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we that Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations greatest consideration so that his family could bear the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never times and they had never come again, at least not with the same WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" a sign that of that there was no question. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his dry-eyed at the table. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Title: Metamorphosis them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready movements. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's http://gutenberg.net/license). good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their differently from before. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had 1.E.2. 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The dustbins from the kitchen found times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the sight of this and all its noise. people in all walks of life. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of 1.E.2. 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And here I am, dying!" other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. 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You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and never to have to open the door unless it was especially lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would my train leaves at five." things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any certainty. do several times a day. 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But the others didn't know what was happening, they He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented movements. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Translated by David Wyllie. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did from their decision to move was much more to do with their total *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister against the door and listening. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate