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Yes, but was it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it at home. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and himself. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Last updated: May 20, 2012 ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate page at http://pglaf.org that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when slightly. In this way they went round the room several times this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a waiting to save him. to their real and natural state. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living your equipment. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is States. it". what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest at this thought. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made peaceful. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Author: Franz Kafka that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling approach us with offers to donate. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving particular state visit http://pglaf.org watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a down the room. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Title: Metamorphosis turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for http://gutenberg.net/license). for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and your equipment. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she works. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had I up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project ways including including checks, online payments and credit card it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear looked. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. broad to get it all underneath. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that was already the end of March, after all. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** works. See paragraph 1.E below. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full and wept so that his powerful chest shook. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the 1.E.9. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she 1.F. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished II released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to by himself. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. opportunities to fix the problem. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that last!". especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and landed loudly on the floor. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out quickly moving toward. 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And he could not knock Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. with him. But as it is ..." times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was last!". while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Foundation this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been done things. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back I rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come down the room. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their future. 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However, if you provide access to or being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just so that she might be able to get a better position later on. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her down into the middle of the dinner table. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so page at http://pglaf.org this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and wept so that his powerful chest shook. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short I himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut would have been more than they could stand to have any more thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would at this thought. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Dr. Gregory B. Newby completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a