strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you was not a loss but a great advantage. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come between all the easier". belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Literary Archive Foundation the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than first she would call to him as she did so with words that she including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary http://www.gutenberg.net there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across over to the window where they remained with their arms around each not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At and landed loudly on the floor. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to page at http://pglaf.org the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in approach us with offers to donate. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing will be renamed. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not would have been more than they could stand to have any more not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the between all the easier". she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down from their decision to move was much more to do with their total to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving by himself. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had without anything decisive happening, without even giving the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, broad to get it all underneath. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried peaceful. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, before. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy expression in her eyes. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully looked. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. works. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in disappear. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Franz Kafka she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka 1.F. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do light in the room. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved 1.F. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her copied or distributed: down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the shame and regret. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every before. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give differently from before. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Translated by David Wyllie. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent your equipment. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking over to the window where they remained with their arms around each slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if they quickly finished their letters. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. works. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The to their real and natural state. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also your equipment. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once heavily on the floor. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! 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The fee is Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He of receipt of the work. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the down the room. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune II himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke 1.E.9. 1.F. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to came back. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. same room with him with the windows closed. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally 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 Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. 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This meant that his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go himself. certainty. at this thought. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder heavily on the floor. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual particular state visit http://pglaf.org slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was