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And why was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they certainty. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Translator: David Wyllie Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there http://gutenberg.net/license). the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was works. See paragraph 1.E below. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his First posted: May 13, 2002 room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. opportunities to fix the problem. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free from their decision to move was much more to do with their total The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower impose on them. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got was not a loss but a great advantage. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and landed loudly on the floor. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." life led by the family during these two months, must have made him had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was page at http://pglaf.org with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; http://gutenberg.net/license). his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination slightly. In this way they went round the room several times staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever still just a child after all, and really might not have had an be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would down into the middle of the dinner table. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is first to get up and stretch out her young body. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. III before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed left there again". a sign that of that there was no question. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in electronic works works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and disappear. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to opportunities to fix the problem. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Section 1. 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She was still a child of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg continue being of help to him. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of receipt of the work. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented stick, then, finally, all was quiet. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat License. You must require such a user to return or the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Translator: David Wyllie his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, http://gutenberg.net/license). early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. movements. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost below. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and never to have to open the door unless it was especially morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the first to get up and stretch out her young body. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and never to have to open the door unless it was especially He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday to their real and natural state. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards without anything decisive happening, without even giving the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing to their real and natural state. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and never to have to open the door unless it was especially He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an had kept free without any necklace or collar. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor continue being of help to him. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. left there again". sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the DAMAGE. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gutenberg-tm License. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think your equipment. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, would have been more than they could stand to have any more especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 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 understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Author: Franz Kafka had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement people in all walks of life. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her there was still some money available from the old days. It was not helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the sight of this and all its noise. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and wept so that his powerful chest shook. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, came back. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works.