teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had shame and regret. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all people in all walks of life. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able times and they had never come again, at least not with the same License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work himself. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked http://gutenberg.net/license). only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] light in the room. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been looked. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as opportunities to fix the problem. I He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Chief Executive and Director One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite consciousness. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit last!". up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, room. Translated by David Wyllie. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out For additional contact information: hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from he do anything to make them look away. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had heavily on the floor. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple gbnewby@pglaf.org unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was works. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she done things. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the electronic works speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Translator: David Wyllie He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" just to move about the home, every other day would be spent hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned still just a child after all, and really might not have had an hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Grete. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were they quickly finished their letters. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking him to spare Gregor's life. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. For additional contact information: electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked that Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from people in all walks of life. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Dr. Gregory B. Newby noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest electronic works door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few still just a child after all, and really might not have had an with her arms around his neck. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him people in all walks of life. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; before the three gentlemen had reached the room. 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We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting down the room. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole stick, then, finally, all was quiet. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the way in a corner. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed and never to have to open the door unless it was especially recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works II against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of came back. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was 1.F. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself first to get up and stretch out her young body. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and wept so that his powerful chest shook. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple consciousness. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and down the room. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Franz Kafka become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then broad to get it all underneath. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Grete. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward movements. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to