not knowing what he should save first before his attention was "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Dr. Gregory B. Newby the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. looked. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" at this thought. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also approach us with offers to donate. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered indeed suffering enough. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: States. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Author: Franz Kafka set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired without anything decisive happening, without even giving the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and face against her father's arm. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them last!". round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the way in a corner. I unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Translator: David Wyllie paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth 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 father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it impose on them. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any first to get up and stretch out her young body. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more done things. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become first to get up and stretch out her young body. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gutenberg-tm License. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used life led by the family during these two months, must have made him cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Metamorphosis could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite listening to the evening conversation about what price they had certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to http://gutenberg.net/license). She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with DAMAGE. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Grete. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he against the door and listening. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with *** START: FULL LICENSE *** come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived at home. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if consciousness. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it looked. differently from before. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little by himself. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the First posted: May 13, 2002 it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with first she would call to him as she did so with words that she dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and wept so that his powerful chest shook. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the below. Foundation had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times particular state visit http://pglaf.org could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged shame and regret. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the page at http://pglaf.org was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty subject to the trademark license, especially commercial this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he that takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where status with the IRS. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation so that she might be able to get a better position later on. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of done things. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only so that she might be able to get a better position later on. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her he do anything to make them look away. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've last!". his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further