him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm differently from before. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not looked. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever status with the IRS. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at differently from before. towards the viewer. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the they quickly finished their letters. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Dr. Gregory B. Newby prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy subject to the trademark license, especially commercial grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down II would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from just to move about the home, every other day would be spent again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally 1.F. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into of receipt of the work. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with indeed suffering enough. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living 1.F. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be beginning of this work. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gutenberg-tm License. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's a sign that of that there was no question. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any last!". steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would same room with him with the windows closed. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Author: Franz Kafka 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to their real and natural state. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to with her arms around his neck. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, For additional contact information: hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like III array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would impose on them. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When expression in her eyes. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery shame and regret. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, against the door and listening. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen that three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay room. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen light in the room. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about came back. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the done things. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they electronic works Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. down into the middle of the dinner table. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been works. See paragraph 1.E below. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and gbnewby@pglaf.org Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching from their decision to move was much more to do with their total construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and wept so that his powerful chest shook. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the travelling salesmen. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's still just a child after all, and really might not have had an morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many particular state visit http://pglaf.org transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or For additional contact information: access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "what are we to do?" press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed