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You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry had accumulated. 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So where are you in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their about the same subject as there were always at least two members of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it left there again". his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying to their real and natural state. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary came back. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the handle of the door to open it completely. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they copied or distributed: Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At it". owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and down into the middle of the dinner table. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed still just a child after all, and really might not have had an just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did stick, then, finally, all was quiet. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of works. See paragraph 1.E below. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Translated by David Wyllie achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the down into the middle of the dinner table. Foundation He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? with her arms around his neck. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should broad to get it all underneath. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to that "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the way in a corner. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate same room with him with the windows closed. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of things had become superfluous which, although they could not be pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and they quickly finished their letters. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. immediate notice on my room. 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He would have woken soon destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite copied or distributed: keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time will be renamed. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where against the door and listening. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Project Gutenberg-tm works. would have been more than they could stand to have any more where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Grete. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always room. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching 1.F. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like http://gutenberg.net/license). again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into 1.F. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand even though she could have checked for herself and could have known slightly. In this way they went round the room several times some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth III to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Literary Archive Foundation everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the sight of this and all its noise. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after same room with him with the windows closed. broad to get it all underneath. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. would have been more than they could stand to have any more as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework copied or distributed: Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Title: Metamorphosis thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been with her arms around his neck. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the sight of this and all its noise. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of beginning of this work. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and landed loudly on the floor. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit had kept free without any necklace or collar. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with her arms around his neck. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Translated by David Wyllie. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole between all the easier". himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Author: Franz Kafka thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where status with the IRS. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to status with the IRS. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that light in the room. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Title: Metamorphosis front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his 1.F. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of dry-eyed at the table. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately DAMAGE. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles