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As well as all that she had poured some water into done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, first to get up and stretch out her young body. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half peaceful. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all was already the end of March, after all. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but ways including including checks, online payments and credit card 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after waiting to save him. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will For additional contact information: swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first came back. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was gbnewby@pglaf.org cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions License. You must require such a user to return or humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all opportunities to fix the problem. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Literary Archive Foundation 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" my train leaves at five." bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers light in the room. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the below. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. impose on them. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face approach us with offers to donate. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his heavily on the floor. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew DAMAGE. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the charwoman was here. 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He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying *** START: FULL LICENSE *** agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and 1.E.9. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen with him. But as it is ..." before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, him to spare Gregor's life. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ ways including including checks, online payments and credit card property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening done things. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no face against her father's arm. same room with him with the windows closed. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and never to have to open the door unless it was especially One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, particular state visit http://pglaf.org chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the 1.F. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would opportunities to fix the problem. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat 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 hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked with him. But as it is ..." including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood copied or distributed: At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room he do anything to make them look away. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. light in the room. at this thought. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the handle of the door to open it completely. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gutenberg-tm License. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than electronic works slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she travelling salesmen. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Metamorphosis long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), sweetly. 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It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for so that she might be able to get a better position later on. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; works. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling II broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented was not a loss but a great advantage. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the way in a corner. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body and never to have to open the door unless it was especially This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the my train leaves at five." he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the room. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and smiled. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and with him. But as it is ..." sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest beginning of this work. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Author: Franz Kafka were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was redistribution. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. certainty. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into against the door and listening. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the way in a corner. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for