bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Title: Metamorphosis joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; impose on them. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the redistribution. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out down into the middle of the dinner table. Translator: David Wyllie normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Foundation he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Title: Metamorphosis himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), First posted: May 13, 2002 thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and would have been more than they could stand to have any more would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Foundation make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. For additional contact information: as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make down into the middle of the dinner table. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change came back. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** of receipt of the work. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning down into the middle of the dinner table. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his DAMAGE. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation would have been more than they could stand to have any more all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would dark. 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Drawn in by the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she *** START: FULL LICENSE *** as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the down the room. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any before. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka was playing so beautifully. 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You don't need to wait, sir; up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in from their decision to move was much more to do with their total front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Franz Kafka Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. 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Gregor, though, did think about the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword copied or distributed: reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but they quickly finished their letters. before. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant 1.E.9. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to impose on them. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found without anything decisive happening, without even giving the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his came back. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He face against her father's arm. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family face against her father's arm. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here electronic works had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Author: Franz Kafka there was still some money available from the old days. It was not their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved first she would call to him as she did so with words that she much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door room. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so your equipment. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and looked. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Section 2. 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At first he moved it because, with no other room free where clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Literary Archive Foundation life led by the family during these two months, must have made him "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project by himself. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; from their decision to move was much more to do with their total recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Translated by David Wyllie an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy *** START: FULL LICENSE *** morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away him to spare Gregor's life. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole came back. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. DAMAGE. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours without anything decisive happening, without even giving the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the consciousness. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had slightly. In this way they went round the room several times screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. a sign that of that there was no question. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for