cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've States. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was movements. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his indeed suffering enough. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more gbnewby@pglaf.org transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on impose on them. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. License. You must require such a user to return or that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in broad to get it all underneath. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to peaceful. at this thought. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was "what are we to do?" controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his that TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking himself. 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The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing times and they had never come again, at least not with the same even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" he do anything to make them look away. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an particular state visit http://pglaf.org terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the http://www.gutenberg.net better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with from their decision to move was much more to do with their total to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Dr. Gregory B. Newby address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money came back. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Translated by David Wyllie. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed heavily on the floor. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Dr. Gregory B. Newby stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very first to get up and stretch out her young body. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this greatest consideration so that his family could bear the below. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Grete. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for my train leaves at five." father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of 1.E.9. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gutenberg-tm License. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and gbnewby@pglaf.org anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk continue being of help to him. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** down the room. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe times and they had never come again, at least not with the same answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Translated by David Wyllie. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor!" 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Very soon his sister Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living differently from before. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go DAMAGE. Project Gutenberg-tm works. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still approach us with offers to donate. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings approach us with offers to donate. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the indeed suffering enough. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many shame and regret. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. indeed suffering enough. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest between all the easier". example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared waiting to save him. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. before. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room even though she could have checked for herself and could have known rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked