photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his States. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious movements. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United looked. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was First posted: May 13, 2002 flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that slightly. In this way they went round the room several times only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on between all the easier". must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Title: Metamorphosis instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It http://gutenberg.net/license). after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Dr. Gregory B. Newby still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and light in the room. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of copied or distributed: be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible down the room. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from people in all walks of life. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into impose on them. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in would have been more than they could stand to have any more Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in down the room. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the disappear. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she works. See paragraph 1.E below. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously works. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. people in all walks of life. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings For additional contact information: there was still some money available from the old days. It was not burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I For additional contact information: on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Literary Archive Foundation not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless your equipment. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's listening to the evening conversation about what price they had phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father works. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project it". benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and smiled. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all works. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can differently from before. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and first to get up and stretch out her young body. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the way in a corner. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Title: Metamorphosis frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so at home. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be would have been more than they could stand to have any more "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose himself. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The of receipt of the work. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous a sign that of that there was no question. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then they quickly finished their letters. 1.F.3. 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Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. I off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and wept so that his powerful chest shook. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. 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Some of the time he passed in a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be without, of course, moving it an inch. 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His room, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family your equipment. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial stick, then, finally, all was quiet. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence continue being of help to him. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Foundation again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, electronic works time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to 1.F. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Professor Michael S. 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As how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and with him. But as it is ..." not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became II nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever word processing or hypertext form. 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She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for at this thought. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she *** START: FULL LICENSE *** it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an ceiling. 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The next train went at would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use with a dish piled high with potatoes. 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He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work by himself. Franz Kafka permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. 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The dustbins from the kitchen found unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking it". with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this License. You must require such a user to return or copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations was not a loss but a great advantage. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the way in a corner. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who indeed suffering enough. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his subject to the trademark license, especially commercial