mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Last updated: May 20, 2012 work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and was not a loss but a great advantage. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever key." 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There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones it". the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the way in a corner. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. 1.F. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Translated by David Wyllie. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Foundation Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and smiled. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project beginning of this work. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had kept free without any necklace or collar. http://www.gutenberg.net terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried at this thought. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing consciousness. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Dr. Gregory B. Newby though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving was not a loss but a great advantage. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with last!". understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even between all the easier". DAMAGE. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the way in a corner. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of expression in her eyes. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Title: Metamorphosis newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Translator: David Wyllie increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Literary Archive Foundation whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have differently from before. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room approach us with offers to donate. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to him to spare Gregor's life. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright broad to get it all underneath. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the handle of the door to open it completely. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and smiled. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with status with the IRS. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gutenberg-tm License. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half movements. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Metamorphosis despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too States. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and landed loudly on the floor. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever beginning of this work. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See III only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, a sign that of that there was no question. indeed suffering enough. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out was already the end of March, after all. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. that fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their continue being of help to him. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being page at http://pglaf.org experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise last!". opportunities to fix the problem. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss particular state visit http://pglaf.org clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no indeed suffering enough. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself status with the IRS. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Language: English that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, room. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Dr. Gregory B. Newby stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all your equipment. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Author: Franz Kafka the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with DAMAGE. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her II said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she