table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something I not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the sight of this and all its noise. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, DAMAGE. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; differently from before. peaceful. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." electronic works doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly him to spare Gregor's life. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the way in a corner. Language: English considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest status with the IRS. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see still just a child after all, and really might not have had an harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the was not a loss but a great advantage. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change http://pglaf.org/fundraising. 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And by then compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Translator: David Wyllie Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the copied or distributed: permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way at this thought. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at use, and placed it beside them. 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There are a few he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came room. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help had kept free without any necklace or collar. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling ways including including checks, online payments and credit card that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but room. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was expression in her eyes. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. indeed suffering enough. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; redistribution. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to their real and natural state. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" broad to get it all underneath. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not certainty. dry-eyed at the table. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here him to spare Gregor's life. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they first she would call to him as she did so with words that she backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest DAMAGE. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force status with the IRS. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do of receipt of the work. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Author: Franz Kafka success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had down into the middle of the dinner table. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, II collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. approach us with offers to donate. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if over to the window where they remained with their arms around each II Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It greatest consideration so that his family could bear the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Chief Executive and Director to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the heavily on the floor. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak and smiled. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Project Gutenberg-tm works. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor consciousness. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final my train leaves at five." stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever at this thought. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Franz Kafka If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "what are we to do?" then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with dry-eyed at the table. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted DAMAGE. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Chief Executive and Director fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really so that she might be able to get a better position later on. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing below. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the movements. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on my train leaves at five." entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance page at http://pglaf.org Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but that back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to people in all walks of life. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's shame and regret. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living electronic works bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck done things. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it without anything decisive happening, without even giving the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Metamorphosis bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want