while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's disappear. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and consciousness. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and held particularly good promise for the future. 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His mother lay in her chair with an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more life led by the family during these two months, must have made him speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, consciousness. 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It had even become very or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" 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With his head and legs pulled in against him and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: works. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about III eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain subject to the trademark license, especially commercial this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with continue being of help to him. a steady and invisible force. 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Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to approach us with offers to donate. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of 1.E.9. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged travelling salesmen. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have II from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was for his sister to hear him. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it done things. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the handle of the door to open it completely. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It between all the easier". still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door a sign that of that there was no question. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was redistribution. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official himself as he liked. 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Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. 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But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and landed loudly on the floor. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, looked. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in DAMAGE. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust my train leaves at five." some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Section 2. 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Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were redistribution. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his 1.E.9. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Project Gutenberg-tm works. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away with her arms around his neck. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "what are we to do?" to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped was not a loss but a great advantage. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I him to spare Gregor's life. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project was already the end of March, after all. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his heavily on the floor. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple room. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Author: Franz Kafka think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay down into the middle of the dinner table. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of done things. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, at this thought. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 1.F. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be DAMAGE. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief