used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Title: Metamorphosis and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; even though she could have checked for herself and could have known with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been dry-eyed at the table. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm opportunities to fix the problem. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep it". WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked expression in her eyes. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Dr. Gregory B. Newby probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be indeed suffering enough. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Title: Metamorphosis and wept so that his powerful chest shook. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time impose on them. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the 1.E.9. DAMAGE. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation from their decision to move was much more to do with their total water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Author: Franz Kafka instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by III everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Title: Metamorphosis door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Project Gutenberg-tm works. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good http://www.gutenberg.net with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the waiting to save him. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and smiled. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. first to get up and stretch out her young body. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At life led by the family during these two months, must have made him unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he waiting to save him. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his was already the end of March, after all. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an without anything decisive happening, without even giving the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had will be renamed. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK first to get up and stretch out her young body. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? 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If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without peaceful. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Dr. Gregory B. Newby the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself become so thoughtless about the others. 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It was his sister who had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to will be renamed. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his for his sister to hear him. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls there was still some money available from the old days. It was not said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving