from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been approach us with offers to donate. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Translator: David Wyllie intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. with her arms around his neck. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and 1.E.9. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in I happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth slightly. In this way they went round the room several times whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had waiting to save him. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, States. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be slightly. In this way they went round the room several times violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Grete. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the handle of the door to open it completely. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished left there again". Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the other door which was still held bolted in place. 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In order to test his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him that 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made travelling salesmen. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. done things. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out consciousness. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Language: English would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by face against her father's arm. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father peace and order to this chaos. 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Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent left there again". - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed he looked back for the last time. 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Had the alarm clock not rung? He responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the handle of the door to open it completely. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "what are we to do?" there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg electronic works Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! 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He would have woken soon would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the of receipt of the work. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her greatest consideration so that his family could bear the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. 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Once pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately for his sister to hear him. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed page at http://pglaf.org Title: Metamorphosis middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, disappear. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would with him. But as it is ..." what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. light in the room. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by differently from before. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about without anything decisive happening, without even giving the shame and regret. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have copied or distributed: will be renamed. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, by himself. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gutenberg-tm License. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. himself. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to your equipment. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it License. You must require such a user to return or "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. page at http://pglaf.org mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - of receipt of the work. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the sight of this and all its noise. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously particular state visit http://pglaf.org the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I stick, then, finally, all was quiet. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Translator: David Wyllie time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first waiting to save him. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from from their decision to move was much more to do with their total now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this