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There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Author: Franz Kafka office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it II money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a still just a child after all, and really might not have had an unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon came back. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Franz Kafka bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but same room with him with the windows closed. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from 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, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or greatest consideration so that his family could bear the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling beginning of this work. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did 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. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday I anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their first to get up and stretch out her young body. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Literary Archive Foundation definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a face against her father's arm. peaceful. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in I incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had with him. But as it is ..." so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free stick, then, finally, all was quiet. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round electronic works of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Section 3. 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But now, of course, he had far cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; before. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and 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 He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Section 4. 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If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a it". time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It at this thought. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the consciousness. a sign that of that there was no question. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the regard for what might happen. 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"What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations because he couldn't stand the smell. 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At had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the way in a corner. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go 1.E.9. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a peaceful. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more from their decision to move was much more to do with their total License. You must require such a user to return or his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and landed loudly on the floor. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "what are we to do?" three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Translated by David Wyllie. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort things had become superfluous which, although they could not be certainty. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the face against her father's arm. Translator: David Wyllie re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of