"What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when waiting to save him. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and landed loudly on the floor. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might light in the room. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations before. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm towards the viewer. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again disappear. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of electronic works without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works light in the room. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Project Gutenberg-tm works. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the opportunities to fix the problem. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they not knowing what he should save first before his attention was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not face against her father's arm. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value electronic works swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden over to the window where they remained with their arms around each of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room not knowing what he should save first before his attention was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little more." 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The three of them at first just nodded stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, heavily on the floor. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, first to get up and stretch out her young body. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he face against her father's arm. to their real and natural state. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at ways including including checks, online payments and credit card herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and smiled. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly peaceful. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. dry-eyed at the table. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object greatest consideration so that his family could bear the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, face against her father's arm. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. travelling salesmen. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked looked. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the sight of this and all its noise. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ down the room. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance down into the middle of the dinner table. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister it". see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear DAMAGE. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka copied or distributed: Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had I abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. I and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Author: Franz Kafka had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon first she would call to him as she did so with words that she in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a had kept free without any necklace or collar. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones