hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: would have been more than they could stand to have any more editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and never to have to open the door unless it was especially to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps there was still some money available from the old days. It was not held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously broad to get it all underneath. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Franz Kafka that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking consciousness. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Translated by David Wyllie. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never not knowing what he should save first before his attention was almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on so that she might be able to get a better position later on. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier light in the room. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - expression in her eyes. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the way in a corner. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who with her arms around his neck. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought to their real and natural state. approach us with offers to donate. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of again from outside. 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It was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without not knowing what he should save first before his attention was in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping I to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have there was still some money available from the old days. It was not compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Franz Kafka through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't disappear. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised copied or distributed: End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka ways including including checks, online payments and credit card This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, done things. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the handle of the door to open it completely. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Translated by David Wyllie. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it and smiled. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, I about the same subject as there were always at least two members of DAMAGE. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, at this thought. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the gbnewby@pglaf.org had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up before. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Dr. Gregory B. Newby especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are would have been more than they could stand to have any more which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. they quickly finished their letters. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Translated by David Wyllie. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He will be renamed. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Language: English think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, same room with him with the windows closed. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the will be renamed. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty subject to the trademark license, especially commercial was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to light in the room. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have differently from before. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had looked. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted a sign that of that there was no question. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project had kept free without any necklace or collar. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the electronic works slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the by himself. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud looked. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the lock!" 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