more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door consciousness. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly page at http://pglaf.org from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "what are we to do?" compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for he do anything to make them look away. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all disappear. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Translated by David Wyllie him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and light in the room. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being of receipt of the work. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to will be renamed. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Language: English a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot of receipt of the work. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. electronic works Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but a sign that of that there was no question. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some ways including including checks, online payments and credit card With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position your equipment. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that 1.E.9. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Project Gutenberg-tm works. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to http://gutenberg.net/license). have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" 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"Getting up early all the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had him to spare Gregor's life. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a opportunities to fix the problem. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing there was still some money available from the old days. It was not than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still over to the window where they remained with their arms around each a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Foundation had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, gbnewby@pglaf.org work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any so that she might be able to get a better position later on. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his and never to have to open the door unless it was especially choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" himself. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor!" 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To increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when listening to the evening conversation about what price they had what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Franz Kafka ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took For additional contact information: door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his peaceful. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Project Gutenberg-tm works. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to their real and natural state. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right against the door and listening. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And just to move about the home, every other day would be spent sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from room. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of 1.E.3. 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And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over shame and regret. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend with him. But as it is ..." sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Chief Executive and Director even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to their real and natural state. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any 1.E.9. Section 2. 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He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of by himself. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, License. You must require such a user to return or way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar last!". that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight the way in a corner. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure first she would call to him as she did so with words that she called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Translator: David Wyllie immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats was not a loss but a great advantage. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing