fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy peaceful. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies disappear. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them at this thought. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom they quickly finished their letters. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", consciousness. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Dr. Gregory B. Newby he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime by himself. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight gbnewby@pglaf.org though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their II some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his http://www.gutenberg.net question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a left there again". why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague him to spare Gregor's life. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite last!". To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email that included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that without anything decisive happening, without even giving the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly will be renamed. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even other. 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Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they *** START: FULL LICENSE *** was already the end of March, after all. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the at this thought. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the shame and regret. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current stayed home every evening. 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So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations approach us with offers to donate. the handle of the door to open it completely. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Dr. Gregory B. Newby eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without business@pglaf.org. 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Gregor had wanted to give a full was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply with her arms around his neck. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would will be renamed. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact heavily on the floor. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.E.9. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with him. But as it is ..." his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is from their decision to move was much more to do with their total more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own For additional contact information: off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the below. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even status with the IRS. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get movements. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they gbnewby@pglaf.org somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Grete. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Franz Kafka front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in last!". only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would for his sister to hear him. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Language: English everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up,