something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", status with the IRS. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days over to the window where they remained with their arms around each He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and landed loudly on the floor. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "what are we to do?" all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 1.F. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed there was still some money available from the old days. It was not family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without page at http://pglaf.org office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in For additional contact information: receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and never to have to open the door unless it was especially that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their my train leaves at five." this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and smiled. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." came back. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing flat. 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"He isn't was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of consciousness. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but particular state visit http://pglaf.org point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of receipt of the work. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented would have been more than they could stand to have any more I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, face against her father's arm. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his light in the room. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". 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It was his sister who had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous shame and regret. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far indeed suffering enough. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if For additional contact information: it". these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This certainty. at home. http://gutenberg.net/license). electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into by himself. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until things had become superfluous which, although they could not be achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister copied or distributed: though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his works. See paragraph 1.E below. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "what are we to do?" her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Foundation was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more his sister. 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She immediately picked it up - using a rag, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and approach us with offers to donate. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head from their decision to move was much more to do with their total looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. of receipt of the work. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was protruded from under the couch. 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He could had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself differently from before. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown for his sister to hear him. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. 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In itself, his sister's not coming into the room normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official 1.E.6. 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And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Franz Kafka pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how not knowing what he should save first before his attention was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not even though she could have checked for herself and could have known away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away lock with his mouth. 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Email contact links and up to date contact were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that at home. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to long pauses between each, individual word. 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