front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and landed loudly on the floor. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had he do anything to make them look away. broad to get it all underneath. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them not knowing what he should save first before his attention was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was peaceful. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's my train leaves at five." just to move about the home, every other day would be spent devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Franz Kafka flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner below. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially *** START: FULL LICENSE *** while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once redistribution. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the handle of the door to open it completely. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "what is wrong? 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Then, quietly, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could probably avoid injuring it. 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Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact times and they had never come again, at least not with the same was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. 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The fee is shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister responsibility and he could rest. 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From these repeated explanations III any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found him to spare Gregor's life. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought a sign that of that there was no question. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought just to move about the home, every other day would be spent somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for done things. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the http://gutenberg.net/license). moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said For additional contact information: 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not room. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Title: Metamorphosis ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included First posted: May 13, 2002 would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short differently from before. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and disappear. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.F. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. 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Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole for his sister to hear him. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it movements. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in expression in her eyes. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to consciousness. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of receipt of the work. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Translated by David Wyllie adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the III again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief impose on them. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth and landed loudly on the floor. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Author: Franz Kafka sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what he do anything to make them look away. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at peaceful. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic differently from before. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with movements. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was