that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered http://gutenberg.net/license). looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to indeed suffering enough. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and smiled. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was II middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and landed loudly on the floor. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever slightly. In this way they went round the room several times not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Language: English amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in times and they had never come again, at least not with the same just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss shame and regret. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally subject to the trademark license, especially commercial as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Grete. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very had kept free without any necklace or collar. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never over to the window where they remained with their arms around each to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing he do anything to make them look away. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, himself. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Foundation Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living not knowing what he should save first before his attention was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Last updated: May 20, 2012 have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that ways including including checks, online payments and credit card front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came things had become superfluous which, although they could not be smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gutenberg-tm License. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: they quickly finished their letters. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor not knowing what he should save first before his attention was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and never to have to open the door unless it was especially from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her expression in her eyes. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at ways including including checks, online payments and credit card his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any broad to get it all underneath. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly it". freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to had kept free without any necklace or collar. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his License. You must require such a user to return or oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the particular state visit http://pglaf.org back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Translator: David Wyllie Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 III whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy from their decision to move was much more to do with their total still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. redistribution. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote I structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that III method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground still just a child after all, and really might not have had an him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but was not a loss but a great advantage. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Translator: David Wyllie "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if was already the end of March, after all. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space continue being of help to him. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Foundation driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her times and they had never come again, at least not with the same everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and never to have to open the door unless it was especially only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if States. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Translator: David Wyllie him to spare Gregor's life. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would