peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Translated by David Wyllie in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and at this thought. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the face against her father's arm. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as II as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and 1.F.4. 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There's no basis for any of the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like *** START: FULL LICENSE *** it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, by himself. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. gbnewby@pglaf.org forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards works. See paragraph 1.E below. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than it". decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" was not a loss but a great advantage. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw himself. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Dr. Gregory B. Newby to their real and natural state. light in the room. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone beginning of this work. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At impose on them. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of same room with him with the windows closed. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gutenberg-tm License. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair For additional contact information: carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention still just a child after all, and really might not have had an things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Last updated: May 20, 2012 warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that against the door and listening. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and smiled. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God I controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember copied or distributed: Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill http://www.gutenberg.net while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Franz Kafka stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Author: Franz Kafka Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and light in the room. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes over to the window where they remained with their arms around each there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. peaceful. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had copied or distributed: completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that subject to the trademark license, especially commercial breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Grete. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished there was still some money available from the old days. It was not work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Foundation serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he For additional contact information: doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through at this thought. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Metamorphosis himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be particular state visit http://pglaf.org wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Translated by David Wyllie always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able beginning of this work. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their with her arms around his neck. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and landed loudly on the floor. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Chief Executive and Director as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound expression in her eyes. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages still just a child after all, and really might not have had an struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole