law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite I would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and smiled. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching waiting to save him. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Author: Franz Kafka in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. certainty. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He just to move about the home, every other day would be spent over to the window where they remained with their arms around each to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy that Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still and never to have to open the door unless it was especially and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that slightly. In this way they went round the room several times couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before with him. But as it is ..." lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would indeed suffering enough. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at at this thought. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as that question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations he do anything to make them look away. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his 1.E.9. I End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't last!". less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough other. 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Sometimes he would be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to License. You must require such a user to return or now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way at this thought. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry that "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. 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He really did want overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it things had become superfluous which, although they could not be sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at he do anything to make them look away. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they by himself. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a slightly. In this way they went round the room several times electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to was not a loss but a great advantage. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Chief Executive and Director think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state at this thought. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Author: Franz Kafka or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Metamorphosis part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss of receipt of the work. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing broad to get it all underneath. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Literary Archive Foundation ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and smiled. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a below. works. See paragraph 1.E below. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when by himself. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, it". amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague shame and regret. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could your equipment. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being works. See paragraph 1.E below. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully so that she might be able to get a better position later on. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "what are we to do?" the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. foot at him as he went. 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