sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would it". to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too done things. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if came back. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments a sign that of that there was no question. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way still just a child after all, and really might not have had an http://gutenberg.net/license). fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees same room with him with the windows closed. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been listening to the evening conversation about what price they had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. redistribution. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether by himself. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His against the door and listening. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but over to the window where they remained with their arms around each unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Translated by David Wyllie only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards before. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready at this thought. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Metamorphosis our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about from their decision to move was much more to do with their total coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him travelling salesmen. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down movements. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in him to spare Gregor's life. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain with him. But as it is ..." all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than expression in her eyes. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Translated by David Wyllie. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Franz Kafka heavily on the floor. left there again". times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be there was still some money available from the old days. It was not greatest consideration so that his family could bear the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew For additional contact information: bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember at this thought. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned with her arms around his neck. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief below. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Language: English stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon looked. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a 1.F. last!". LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Author: Franz Kafka before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa DAMAGE. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. 1.E.9. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his redistribution. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Grete. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had at this thought. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 1.F. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt electronic works too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say face against her father's arm. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out DAMAGE. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa License. You must require such a user to return or frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in by himself. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gutenberg-tm License. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some