dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money copied or distributed: in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Language: English come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the 1.E.9. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he of receipt of the work. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing between all the easier". their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work at home. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Foundation Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.E.9. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his shame and regret. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations certainty. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. States. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Translator: David Wyllie scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the before. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when times and they had never come again, at least not with the same protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Translated by David Wyllie responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they DAMAGE. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax DAMAGE. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Foundation works. See paragraph 1.E below. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and it". - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as your equipment. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple gbnewby@pglaf.org went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, he do anything to make them look away. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she waiting to save him. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and smiled. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Franz Kafka he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very between all the easier". Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Translated by David Wyllie. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Title: Metamorphosis might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, looked. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a States. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Grete. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not done things. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family was not a loss but a great advantage. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could it". six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever looked. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily light in the room. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to first to get up and stretch out her young body. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he status with the IRS. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "what are we to do?" been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and movements. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Project Gutenberg-tm works. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to approach us with offers to donate. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is so that she might be able to get a better position later on. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the works. himself. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few ways including including checks, online payments and credit card eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO came back. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at will be renamed. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut they quickly finished their letters. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Franz Kafka written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with him. But as it is ..." explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Title: Metamorphosis parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate broad to get it all underneath. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Translated by David Wyllie. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move;