he do anything to make them look away. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Project Gutenberg-tm works. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used that think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were works. See paragraph 1.E below. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the with him. But as it is ..." friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, opportunities to fix the problem. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." things had become superfluous which, although they could not be you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Grete. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon left there again". been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Chief Executive and Director top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room heavily on the floor. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to their real and natural state. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the same room with him with the windows closed. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without http://gutenberg.net/license). it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious impose on them. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Franz Kafka 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "what are we to do?" press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were down into the middle of the dinner table. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood travelling salesmen. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought about the same subject as there were always at least two members of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother expression in her eyes. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Translated by David Wyllie. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the For additional contact information: This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut listening to the evening conversation about what price they had your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would life led by the family during these two months, must have made him it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To light in the room. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried III his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground dry-eyed at the table. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he slightly. In this way they went round the room several times dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Language: English even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! 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She thought just about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at consciousness. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Literary Archive Foundation on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on over to the window where they remained with their arms around each how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Dr. Gregory B. Newby Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister waiting to save him. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against copied or distributed: superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living will be renamed. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Translated by David Wyllie looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say copied or distributed: recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to particular state visit http://pglaf.org left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the they quickly finished their letters. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore broad to get it all underneath. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and smiled. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no and landed loudly on the floor. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried still just a child after all, and really might not have had an your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost movements. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when they quickly finished their letters. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Author: Franz Kafka and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever down into the middle of the dinner table. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Metamorphosis That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the sight of this and all its noise. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal all that secure. 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