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He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living beginning of this work. would have been more than they could stand to have any more him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most consciousness. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 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But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she I Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or subject to the trademark license, especially commercial normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Translated by David Wyllie - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone left there again". even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation an end. 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Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all of receipt of the work. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Franz Kafka to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised without anything decisive happening, without even giving the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he first to get up and stretch out her young body. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and States. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. will be renamed. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his done things. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent over to the window where they remained with their arms around each to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't I 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought just to move about the home, every other day would be spent breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak over to the window where they remained with their arms around each out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder of receipt of the work. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Last updated: May 20, 2012 whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer without anything decisive happening, without even giving the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, was not a loss but a great advantage. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away looked. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would at home. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no your equipment. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply came back. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have came back. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would indeed suffering enough. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware 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 Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting people in all walks of life. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, States. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest continue being of help to him. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a expression in her eyes. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Chief Executive and Director Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg that which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I with him. But as it is ..." his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing people in all walks of life. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, works. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and smiled. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that towards the viewer. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Project Gutenberg-tm works. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and License. You must require such a user to return or "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. impose on them. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously over to the window where they remained with their arms around each would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no at home. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back listening to the evening conversation about what price they had this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music redistribution. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the broad to get it all underneath. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who they quickly finished their letters. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on I Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but greatest consideration so that his family could bear the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how light in the room. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the sight of this and all its noise. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light consciousness. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; by himself. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His would have been more than they could stand to have any more situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Translated by David Wyllie. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as dry-eyed at the table. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the looked. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a people in all walks of life. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Foundation *** START: FULL LICENSE *** INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Franz Kafka coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long