warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the page at http://pglaf.org he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found with her arms around his neck. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Chief Executive and Director Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so http://gutenberg.net/license). This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Metamorphosis was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit page at http://pglaf.org the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from they quickly finished their letters. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again page at http://pglaf.org Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Literary Archive Foundation electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he gbnewby@pglaf.org state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her against the door and listening. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the handle of the door to open it completely. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had below. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father it". this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one even though she could have checked for herself and could have known abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional particular state visit http://pglaf.org has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief left there again". Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. travelling salesmen. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of receipt of the work. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Franz Kafka your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen movements. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was still just a child after all, and really might not have had an in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. opportunities to fix the problem. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Foundation approach us with offers to donate. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone greatest consideration so that his family could bear the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity For additional contact information: removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Metamorphosis rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the between all the easier". staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the gbnewby@pglaf.org all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled to their real and natural state. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with continue being of help to him. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long looked. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, below. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the would have been more than they could stand to have any more oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees with him. But as it is ..." train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Project Gutenberg-tm works. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Franz Kafka like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to works. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she there was still some money available from the old days. It was not effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Metamorphosis quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, States. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if not knowing what he should save first before his attention was made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the certainty. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "what are we to do?" answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would dry-eyed at the table. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be differently from before. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father before. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish looked. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Language: English closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Metamorphosis highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously him to spare Gregor's life. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder