sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he came back. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Title: Metamorphosis and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier with him. But as it is ..." your equipment. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother status with the IRS. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the such a nice home for his sister and parents. 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The first response to his and never to have to open the door unless it was especially jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished I with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" broad to get it all underneath. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the way in a corner. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible shame and regret. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door http://gutenberg.net/license). that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his was not a loss but a great advantage. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the expression in her eyes. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project against the door and listening. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Translated by David Wyllie devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to their real and natural state. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday would have been more than they could stand to have any more their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of approach us with offers to donate. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a peaceful. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to had kept free without any necklace or collar. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after between all the easier". almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate First posted: May 13, 2002 normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his certainty. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his himself. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have room. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement it". clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and never to have to open the door unless it was especially there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The DAMAGE. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied down the room. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a people in all walks of life. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost heavily on the floor. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible broad to get it all underneath. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's listening to the evening conversation about what price they had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related of receipt of the work. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still to their real and natural state. consciousness. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Translated by David Wyllie himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new redistribution. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his 1.F. heavily on the floor. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation listening to the evening conversation about what price they had of receipt of the work. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide would have been more than they could stand to have any more opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Translated by David Wyllie. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and landed loudly on the floor. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state ways including including checks, online payments and credit card chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his subject to the trademark license, especially commercial feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a