never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke by himself. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure works. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As they quickly finished their letters. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Translator: David Wyllie His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Author: Franz Kafka electronic works thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 same room with him with the windows closed. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor stick, then, finally, all was quiet. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka life led by the family during these two months, must have made him refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE peaceful. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Language: English just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He for his sister to hear him. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had copied or distributed: infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before it". something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at light in the room. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and never to have to open the door unless it was especially thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain gbnewby@pglaf.org seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in heavily on the floor. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be with her arms around his neck. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had before. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Translated by David Wyllie imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss II bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Chief Executive and Director destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his States. 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"What is it photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword First posted: May 13, 2002 was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the certainty. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said face against her father's arm. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Metamorphosis (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light For additional contact information: planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to waiting to save him. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not people in all walks of life. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half waiting to save him. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of before. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor http://www.gutenberg.net reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Author: Franz Kafka nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** first to get up and stretch out her young body. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went against the door and listening. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." down into the middle of the dinner table. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his to their real and natural state. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was waiting to save him. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; listening to the evening conversation about what price they had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut electronic works that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his copied or distributed: still just a child after all, and really might not have had an freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but still just a child after all, and really might not have had an lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Author: Franz Kafka understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Grete. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or II the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and particular state visit http://pglaf.org on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and wept so that his powerful chest shook. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled had kept free without any necklace or collar. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when against the door and listening. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan,