complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he License. You must require such a user to return or reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at they quickly finished their letters. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and never to have to open the door unless it was especially in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been prospects were. 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Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed he had heard properly or not. 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He had been reduced to the condition of an Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Literary Archive Foundation it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the came back. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching by himself. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to with him. But as it is ..." front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project shame and regret. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and beginning of this work. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever gbnewby@pglaf.org Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and 1.E.9. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide redistribution. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. page at http://pglaf.org Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room face against her father's arm. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in continue being of help to him. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that first she would call to him as she did so with words that she they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite times and they had never come again, at least not with the same make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of just to move about the home, every other day would be spent politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as face against her father's arm. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling waiting to save him. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had about the same subject as there were always at least two members of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it 1.E.9. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Translated by David Wyllie would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. DAMAGE. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the beginning of this work. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used face against her father's arm. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she and landed loudly on the floor. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, with him. But as it is ..." wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no over to the window where they remained with their arms around each ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was particular state visit http://pglaf.org and landed loudly on the floor. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer opportunities to fix the problem. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Author: Franz Kafka her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Chief Executive and Director agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep same room with him with the windows closed. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit first she would call to him as she did so with words that she gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions your equipment. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To just to move about the home, every other day would be spent nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. down the room. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they even though she could have checked for herself and could have known wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; would have been more than they could stand to have any more folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his for his sister to hear him. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation peaceful. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep continue being of help to him. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel down the room. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and light in the room. down into the middle of the dinner table. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly