This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Literary Archive Foundation the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did towards the viewer. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Grete. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with would have been more than they could stand to have any more last!". before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Dr. Gregory B. Newby and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the handle of the door to open it completely. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another there was still some money available from the old days. It was not few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister with him. But as it is ..." couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar continue being of help to him. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. people in all walks of life. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt would have been more than they could stand to have any more goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was he do anything to make them look away. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would down into the middle of the dinner table. Gutenberg-tm License. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" http://www.gutenberg.net suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already http://gutenberg.net/license). "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of particular state visit http://pglaf.org As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see beginning of this work. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated towards the viewer. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gutenberg-tm License. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide with him. But as it is ..." anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Franz Kafka INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg same room with him with the windows closed. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work light in the room. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would waiting to save him. last!". Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide returns. 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So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother ways including including checks, online payments and credit card So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they peaceful. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping electronic works from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Franz Kafka herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that even though she could have checked for herself and could have known be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish License. You must require such a user to return or seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and smiled. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be was already the end of March, after all. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with a sign that of that there was no question. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and never to have to open the door unless it was especially and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden greatest consideration so that his family could bear the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "what are we to do?" in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps himself. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to their real and natural state. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. consciousness. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought redistribution. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown was not a loss but a great advantage. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it not knowing what he should save first before his attention was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more States. Author: Franz Kafka shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Translated by David Wyllie returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his http://www.gutenberg.net behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. for his sister to hear him. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest