pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His broad to get it all underneath. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very will be renamed. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of him to spare Gregor's life. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth people in all walks of life. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or copied or distributed: wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "what are we to do?" earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and movements. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the way in a corner. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could first she would call to him as she did so with words that she frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I For additional contact information: the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Foundation Language: English Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Dr. Gregory B. 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There was no need to worry about things like The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the before. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing shame and regret. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and wept so that his powerful chest shook. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be peaceful. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate 1.F. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door works. See paragraph 1.E below. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said people in all walks of life. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right subject to the trademark license, especially commercial an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found he do anything to make them look away. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what by himself. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them at home. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt about the same subject as there were always at least two members of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another II was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to my train leaves at five." back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be times and they had never come again, at least not with the same It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of redistribution. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Author: Franz Kafka forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some to their real and natural state. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. done things. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with my train leaves at five." money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from was already the end of March, after all. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself by himself. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Last updated: May 20, 2012 bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, before. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. approach us with offers to donate. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, disappear. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so my train leaves at five." good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official my train leaves at five." that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no came back. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go