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From these repeated explanations Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, copied or distributed: himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this certainty. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I it". bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. 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"Gregor", his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Foundation TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have life led by the family during these two months, must have made him THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he down the room. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. 1.F. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would II dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, with him. But as it is ..." had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying peaceful. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he works. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when with him. But as it is ..." If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I indeed suffering enough. For additional contact information: off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to disappear. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so my train leaves at five." his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they shame and regret. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly him to spare Gregor's life. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as continue being of help to him. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On a sign that of that there was no question. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could by himself. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His looked. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one *** START: FULL LICENSE *** before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and my train leaves at five." that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation with him. But as it is ..." consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between between all the easier". instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying differently from before. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the handle of the door to open it completely. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Franz Kafka your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without disappear. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for gbnewby@pglaf.org almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote down into the middle of the dinner table. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. consciousness. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of works. See paragraph 1.E below. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever waiting to save him. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this it". The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Foundation furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a without anything decisive happening, without even giving the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? dry-eyed at the table. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered a sign that of that there was no question. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Author: Franz Kafka on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would travelling salesmen. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new