the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. 1.E.9. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the sight of this and all its noise. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed was already the end of March, after all. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "what are we to do?" "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way shame and regret. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even he do anything to make them look away. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; for his sister to hear him. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; travelling salesmen. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange II the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. it". the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the First posted: May 13, 2002 drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too looked. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up towards the viewer. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose of receipt of the work. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself shame and regret. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "what are we to do?" boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Metamorphosis dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Grete. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones works. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm page at http://pglaf.org She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his approach us with offers to donate. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. looked. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and wept so that his powerful chest shook. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself works. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose *** START: FULL LICENSE *** after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in him to spare Gregor's life. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was left there again". that now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard was already the end of March, after all. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Metamorphosis violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was was already the end of March, after all. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all continue being of help to him. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with ways including including checks, online payments and credit card before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with same room with him with the windows closed. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to copied or distributed: research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with heavily on the floor. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He came back. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill