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And he could not knock Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his movements. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff beginning of this work. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by down into the middle of the dinner table. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister that as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the handle of the door to open it completely. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; same room with him with the windows closed. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been between all the easier". whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Project Gutenberg-tm works. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Project Gutenberg-tm works. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and States. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their with him. But as it is ..." 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, License. You must require such a user to return or individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Literary Archive Foundation Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more dry-eyed at the table. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Chief Executive and Director said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you redistribution. room. people in all walks of life. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round waiting to save him. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the light in the room. beginning of this work. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." copied or distributed: to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, status with the IRS. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and wept so that his powerful chest shook. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have looked. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional works. See paragraph 1.E below. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" 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"That was the voice of an animal", said the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few States. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was light in the room. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Last updated: May 20, 2012 kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with face against her father's arm. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the last!". keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were towards the viewer. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Grete. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: so that she might be able to get a better position later on. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would between all the easier". Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that between all the easier". the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and at home. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps slightly. In this way they went round the room several times course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless was already the end of March, after all. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was between all the easier". and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you approach us with offers to donate. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position same room with him with the windows closed. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first impose on them. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and wept so that his powerful chest shook. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Grete. certainty. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Author: Franz Kafka enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it had kept free without any necklace or collar. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. they quickly finished their letters. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming consciousness. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up so that she might be able to get a better position later on. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back would have been more than they could stand to have any more - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Literary Archive Foundation strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did looked. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then not knowing what he should save first before his attention was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say