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The fee is decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Dr. Gregory B. Newby your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and never to have to open the door unless it was especially because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and face against her father's arm. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. most horrible. 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As soon as he had finally Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final certainty. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. your equipment. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found particular state visit http://pglaf.org as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, consciousness. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Author: Franz Kafka Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she they quickly finished their letters. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked times and they had never come again, at least not with the same it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly himself. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Franz Kafka and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright listening to the evening conversation about what price they had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, 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 ways including including checks, online payments and credit card across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they 1.F. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to done things. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his had kept free without any necklace or collar. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: last!". it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." first she would call to him as she did so with words that she remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who times and they had never come again, at least not with the same money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gutenberg-tm License. Project Gutenberg-tm works. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project subject to the trademark license, especially commercial electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose dry-eyed at the table. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Metamorphosis seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a respect for his uniform and bearing. 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You may copy it, give it away or tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back things had become superfluous which, although they could not be state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with heavily on the floor. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which beginning of this work. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this not knowing what he should save first before his attention was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, copied or distributed: playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth For additional contact information: For additional contact information: any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Author: Franz Kafka first she would call to him as she did so with words that she sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Translated by David Wyllie. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought http://gutenberg.net/license). No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying was not a loss but a great advantage. Title: Metamorphosis wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm between all the easier". become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now disappear. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she