any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with redistribution. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down came back. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her came back. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing last!". frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the towards the viewer. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any light in the room. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Translated by David Wyllie. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to their real and natural state. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. peaceful. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Author: Franz Kafka way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work disappear. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Grete. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember electronic works unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention to their real and natural state. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. would have been more than they could stand to have any more humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Translated by David Wyllie his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from over to the window where they remained with their arms around each down the room. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "what are we to do?" during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of II enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room gbnewby@pglaf.org last!". the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever about the same subject as there were always at least two members of until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and wept so that his powerful chest shook. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and 1.E.9. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of with him. But as it is ..." money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the will be renamed. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay consciousness. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at came back. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss DAMAGE. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was not a loss but a great advantage. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. License. You must require such a user to return or So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and wept so that his powerful chest shook. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself movements. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the would have been more than they could stand to have any more Grete. impose on them. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the II warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Literary Archive Foundation including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before had kept free without any necklace or collar. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break below. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned face against her father's arm. Literary Archive Foundation of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he same room with him with the windows closed. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half travelling salesmen. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. waiting to save him. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Franz Kafka even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations about the same subject as there were always at least two members of dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and down into the middle of the dinner table. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished page at http://pglaf.org was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Translator: David Wyllie it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and wept so that his powerful chest shook. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gutenberg-tm License. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Literary Archive Foundation thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in still just a child after all, and really might not have had an is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days waiting to save him. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's at this thought. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, travelling salesmen. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with was unnatural. 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