lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's with her arms around his neck. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was face against her father's arm. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Section 5. 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Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Project Gutenberg-tm works. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her was already the end of March, after all. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her will be renamed. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and never to have to open the door unless it was especially they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Author: Franz Kafka time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to by himself. would have been more than they could stand to have any more screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the below. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him just to move about the home, every other day would be spent for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Chief Executive and Director look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self shame and regret. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Project Gutenberg-tm works. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Franz Kafka state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was would have been more than they could stand to have any more Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel before. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, below. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would 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 pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to works. See paragraph 1.E below. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in looked. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Translated by David Wyllie. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go with him. But as it is ..." continue being of help to him. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of License. You must require such a user to return or imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who even though she could have checked for herself and could have known could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it looked. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 1.F. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his light in the room. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in over to the window where they remained with their arms around each in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long I Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Title: Metamorphosis he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from 1.E.9. 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You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Language: English That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of and wept so that his powerful chest shook. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was they quickly finished their letters. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very he do anything to make them look away. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white 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 things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you ways including including checks, online payments and credit card where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared expression in her eyes. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out himself. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Translated by David Wyllie round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had 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. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied III sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in