stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not same room with him with the windows closed. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see example. 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Besides that, they had not been using up all the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence your equipment. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then 1.E. 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Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white had kept free without any necklace or collar. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round that keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room copied or distributed: back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. shame and regret. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their my train leaves at five." towards the viewer. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Franz Kafka that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the himself. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and never to have to open the door unless it was especially a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it he do anything to make them look away. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, he do anything to make them look away. First posted: May 13, 2002 freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Last updated: May 20, 2012 family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Translator: David Wyllie keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work times and they had never come again, at least not with the same uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "what are we to do?" courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had was not a loss but a great advantage. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have continue being of help to him. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, himself. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on approach us with offers to donate. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, waiting to save him. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side came back. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on subject to the trademark license, especially commercial he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air redistribution. electronic works Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that slightly. In this way they went round the room several times from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Author: Franz Kafka Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown face against her father's arm. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back against the door and listening. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way heavily on the floor. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by listening to the evening conversation about what price they had in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in copied or distributed: to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't legs. 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His father went back to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player subject to the trademark license, especially commercial done things. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. a sign that of that there was no question. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to waiting to save him. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the sight of this and all its noise. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was already the end of March, after all. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the room. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to was already the end of March, after all. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the handle of the door to open it completely. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There of receipt of the work. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong slightly. In this way they went round the room several times taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "what are we to do?" active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the sight of this and all its noise. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Translated by David Wyllie. opportunities to fix the problem. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have with her arms around his neck. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards