intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father still just a child after all, and really might not have had an door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered III wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how room. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention first she would call to him as she did so with words that she One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that works. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand movements. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again 1.F. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the works. See paragraph 1.E below. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut himself. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to I becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard approach us with offers to donate. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just ways including including checks, online payments and credit card not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and page at http://pglaf.org with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or face against her father's arm. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Franz Kafka would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the handle of the door to open it completely. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a certainty. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in my train leaves at five." The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; before. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known so that she might be able to get a better position later on. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the 1.E.9. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more it". dry-eyed at the table. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes your equipment. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of light in the room. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should status with the IRS. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless stick, then, finally, all was quiet. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the that before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Dr. Gregory B. Newby illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that first to get up and stretch out her young body. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his works. See paragraph 1.E below. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in distance as to which way to turn. 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Gregor went and waited eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. 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Was it really not enough them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by listening to the evening conversation about what price they had politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor!" 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He would rather jump at Grete's face. had kept free without any necklace or collar. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. 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LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. 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He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music at this thought. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, was already the end of March, after all. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the was already the end of March, after all. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his status with the IRS. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and differently from before. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm distance as to which way to turn. 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Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his they quickly finished their letters. Chief Executive and Director past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. 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His disappointment at the failure of his plan, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked had kept free without any necklace or collar. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living DAMAGE. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no works. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided First posted: May 13, 2002 unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the last!". was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room."