this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, disappear. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's dry-eyed at the table. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many just to move about the home, every other day would be spent He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa consciousness. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: from their decision to move was much more to do with their total His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt ways including including checks, online payments and credit card representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see For additional contact information: do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her listening to the evening conversation about what price they had playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Grete. Franz Kafka in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. your equipment. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and smiled. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his down into the middle of the dinner table. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the looked. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "what are we to do?" compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Title: Metamorphosis his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and between all the easier". a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Last updated: May 20, 2012 soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him movements. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to last!". ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear continue being of help to him. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Language: English Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide left there again". times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his http://gutenberg.net/license). wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place against the door and listening. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do against the door and listening. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Foundation work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my http://gutenberg.net/license). continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but from their decision to move was much more to do with their total not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the 1.F. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't life led by the family during these two months, must have made him before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was impose on them. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it dry-eyed at the table. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Translated by David Wyllie. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that 1.A. 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Gregor was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard before. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear page at http://pglaf.org our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have times and they had never come again, at least not with the same was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true differently from before. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Grete. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa *** START: FULL LICENSE *** would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was consciousness. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Franz Kafka with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come it". With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay DAMAGE. beginning of this work. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each before. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. light in the room. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current certainty. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his shame and regret. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel 1.E.9. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to with her arms around his neck. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that face against her father's arm. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At of receipt of the work. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a