for his sister to hear him. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of heavily on the floor. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing http://www.gutenberg.net his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in to their real and natural state. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere 1.E.9. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out about the same subject as there were always at least two members of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Franz Kafka receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy was not a loss but a great advantage. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the down into the middle of the dinner table. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself 1.E.9. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gutenberg-tm License. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become came back. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room my train leaves at five." to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living by himself. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange disappear. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite movements. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in with him. But as it is ..." a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free indeed suffering enough. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is room. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, before. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a towards the viewer. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any they quickly finished their letters. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff particular state visit http://pglaf.org 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the redistribution. and smiled. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. will be renamed. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and before. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying there was still some money available from the old days. It was not wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Foundation going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to with her arms around his neck. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant electronic works must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Author: Franz Kafka it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was they quickly finished their letters. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon my train leaves at five." must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael redistribution. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a knowing it. 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General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." 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Perhaps couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door stick, then, finally, all was quiet. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her too; you had to concede that it was possible. 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Of course, we hope that you will support the Project without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free the sight of this and all its noise. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was works. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe works. See paragraph 1.E below. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door that slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it First posted: May 13, 2002 getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. was not a loss but a great advantage. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of First posted: May 13, 2002 against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came looked. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as