been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had http://gutenberg.net/license). individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother certainty. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never waiting to save him. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, III what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the done things. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy had kept free without any necklace or collar. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too about the same subject as there were always at least two members of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than peaceful. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime particular state visit http://pglaf.org now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined left there again". slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to towards the viewer. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about greatest consideration so that his family could bear the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister he do anything to make them look away. by himself. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.E.9. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned will be renamed. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped slightly. In this way they went round the room several times arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she disappear. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Franz Kafka he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. 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Many small donations now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room a sign that of that there was no question. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "what are we to do?" recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Translated by David Wyllie. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent ways including including checks, online payments and credit card kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his DAMAGE. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked between all the easier". He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was to their real and natural state. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his would have been more than they could stand to have any more couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was already the end of March, after all. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the came back. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk First posted: May 13, 2002 that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the handle of the door to open it completely. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But came back. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had continue being of help to him. 1.E.9. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Author: Franz Kafka and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, first to get up and stretch out her young body. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the opportunities to fix the problem. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there 1.F. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Grete. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his people in all walks of life. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long States. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body works. See paragraph 1.E below. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Franz Kafka Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United movements. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and movements. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. continue being of help to him. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that 1.F.2. 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If you do not agree to abide by all writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned States. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free waiting to save him. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's things had become superfluous which, although they could not be him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his