harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, expression in her eyes. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch with him. But as it is ..." Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the sight of this and all its noise. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy and never to have to open the door unless it was especially he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away from their decision to move was much more to do with their total floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed expression in her eyes. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn left there again". just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm States. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door License. You must require such a user to return or which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to first to get up and stretch out her young body. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when about the same subject as there were always at least two members of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no before. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Franz Kafka hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat impose on them. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort copied or distributed: and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found had kept free without any necklace or collar. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project your equipment. Chief Executive and Director the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self not knowing what he should save first before his attention was redistribution. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Literary Archive Foundation now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And First posted: May 13, 2002 close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, had kept free without any necklace or collar. III was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth 1.F. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready disappear. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the beginning of this work. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and wept so that his powerful chest shook. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could redistribution. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the had kept free without any necklace or collar. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement by himself. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after works. See paragraph 1.E below. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "what are we to do?" all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; with him. But as it is ..." look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Chief Executive and Director - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and landed loudly on the floor. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to with him. But as it is ..." around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Franz Kafka although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did