while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might works. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Literary Archive Foundation money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the was not a loss but a great advantage. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Translated by David Wyllie. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Translated by David Wyllie. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's License. You must require such a user to return or and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he life led by the family during these two months, must have made him don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a came back. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. DAMAGE. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall peaceful. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Franz Kafka to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of status with the IRS. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers last!". eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to electronic works sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across page at http://pglaf.org beginning of this work. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Grete. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Project Gutenberg-tm works. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest differently from before. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and down the room. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, below. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not at home. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles light in the room. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned shame and regret. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "what are we to do?" himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could works. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also my train leaves at five." walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Translated by David Wyllie Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the was already the end of March, after all. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Foundation bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's 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 hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in beginning of this work. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been redistribution. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state before. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka still just a child after all, and really might not have had an time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gutenberg-tm License. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the same room with him with the windows closed. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father face against her father's arm. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Literary Archive Foundation ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 1.F. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Project Gutenberg-tm works. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden II after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be will be renamed. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier beginning of this work. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into himself. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would so that she might be able to get a better position later on. was not a loss but a great advantage. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net last!". to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. was already the end of March, after all. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the looked. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages disappear. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him for his sister to hear him. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my shame and regret. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance consciousness. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the way in a corner. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where times and they had never come again, at least not with the same enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the for his sister to hear him. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Metamorphosis sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At attention to the pain he was causing himself. 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