was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Language: English home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm works. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his they quickly finished their letters. of receipt of the work. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of to their real and natural state. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt http://gutenberg.net/license). street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he over to the window where they remained with their arms around each one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation so that she might be able to get a better position later on. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound movements. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project would have been more than they could stand to have any more at this thought. certainty. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his came back. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out III money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly *** START: FULL LICENSE *** redistribution. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how down the room. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. waiting to save him. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He before. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating beginning of this work. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move he do anything to make them look away. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the down the room. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would beginning of this work. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Dr. Gregory B. Newby help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was there was still some money available from the old days. It was not from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Foundation his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough my train leaves at five." the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little travelling salesmen. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other between all the easier". from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change peaceful. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact gbnewby@pglaf.org meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his looked. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him below. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did consciousness. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he before and had been listening to what was being said. 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I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying heavily on the floor. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will room. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way 1.E.9. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and redistribution. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front License. You must require such a user to return or unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe travelling salesmen. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up first she would call to him as she did so with words that she kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender came back. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Translator: David Wyllie but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to would have been more than they could stand to have any more as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably status with the IRS. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing shame and regret. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together so that she might be able to get a better position later on. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Project Gutenberg-tm works. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot differently from before. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms he do anything to make them look away. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Chief Executive and Director "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom