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Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Translated by David Wyllie. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the done things. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project first to get up and stretch out her young body. done things. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not he do anything to make them look away. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" indeed suffering enough. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest first she would call to him as she did so with words that she because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to him to spare Gregor's life. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some peaceful. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did indeed suffering enough. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 will be renamed. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly he do anything to make them look away. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing ways including including checks, online payments and credit card copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up face against her father's arm. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Title: Metamorphosis http://gutenberg.net/license). curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor's room was for her and her alone. 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Contributions to the Project Gutenberg WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to their real and natural state. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Franz Kafka particular state visit http://pglaf.org the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become not knowing what he should save first before his attention was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest still just a child after all, and really might not have had an His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her III straight line towards the man. 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Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking peaceful. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly looked. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was waiting to save him. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever dry-eyed at the table. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the below. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Project Gutenberg-tm works. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the light in the room. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, 1.E.9. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Metamorphosis unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. had kept free without any necklace or collar. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position "what are we to do?" body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Franz Kafka smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so DAMAGE. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gutenberg-tm License. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and was not a loss but a great advantage. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and wept so that his powerful chest shook. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely so that she might be able to get a better position later on. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Grete. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their status with the IRS. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, III had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's particular state visit http://pglaf.org the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they face against her father's arm. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much.