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Her father, of course, was startled experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. like it! 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But it became sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with States. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw License. You must require such a user to return or him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said against the door and listening. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and landed loudly on the floor. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Author: Franz Kafka the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door DAMAGE. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for status with the IRS. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Dr. Gregory B. Newby part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Section 3. 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He did expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm impose on them. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different works. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and then? 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Another one however, immediately following Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth first to get up and stretch out her young body. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to left there again". tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth works. See paragraph 1.E below. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the impose on them. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they face against her father's arm. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing For additional contact information: concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's down into the middle of the dinner table. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Grete. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her heavily on the floor. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He indeed suffering enough. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Language: English He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was face against her father's arm. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any License. You must require such a user to return or help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been beginning of this work. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known face against her father's arm. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague left there again". gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Translator: David Wyllie this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had first she would call to him as she did so with words that she goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a indeed suffering enough. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune redistribution. it". unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention works. See paragraph 1.E below. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the dry-eyed at the table. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of by himself. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, against the door and listening. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Metamorphosis It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had so that she might be able to get a better position later on. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and smiled. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Language: English immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Franz Kafka inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. impose on them. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no copied or distributed: saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gutenberg-tm License. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Franz Kafka emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to had kept free without any necklace or collar. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner