emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When he do anything to make them look away. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all not knowing what he should save first before his attention was provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one beginning of this work. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and held particularly good promise for the future. 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These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "what are we to do?" compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His 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 about the same subject as there were always at least two members of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm For additional contact information: "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home page at http://pglaf.org nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder by himself. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did about the same subject as there were always at least two members of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the broad to get it all underneath. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related slightly. In this way they went round the room several times how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this for his sister to hear him. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in came back. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but it". already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final face against her father's arm. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were him to spare Gregor's life. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: and never to have to open the door unless it was especially So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door before. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss my train leaves at five." the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps peaceful. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off over to the window where they remained with their arms around each used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had status with the IRS. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear towards the viewer. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gutenberg-tm License. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. continue being of help to him. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the copied or distributed: Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like works. See paragraph 1.E below. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were http://www.gutenberg.net room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest was already the end of March, after all. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying by himself. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Author: Franz Kafka that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, III chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this last!". 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There are a lot of things you can do with Project business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro just to move about the home, every other day would be spent windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in they quickly finished their letters. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who heavily on the floor. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his my train leaves at five." train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Chief Executive and Director she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be indeed suffering enough. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the III "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his peaceful. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm III to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go greatest consideration so that his family could bear the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as people in all walks of life. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with copied or distributed: with him. But as it is ..." struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "what are we to do?" the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Translated by David Wyllie even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust disappear. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would broad to get it all underneath. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to done things. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk was already the end of March, after all. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, done things. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from I would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages last!". morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Literary Archive Foundation eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty for his sister to hear him. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you certainty. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and against the door and listening. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. first to get up and stretch out her young body. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way down the room. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's