bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing him to spare Gregor's life. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be travelling salesmen. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even http://www.gutenberg.net cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous at this thought. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Last updated: May 20, 2012 their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Translator: David Wyllie own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there DAMAGE. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware times and they had never come again, at least not with the same removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the him to spare Gregor's life. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was dry-eyed at the table. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom certainty. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived continue being of help to him. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with certainty. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep with her arms around his neck. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the electronic works one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself with him. But as it is ..." him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at II of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Franz Kafka "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it movements. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at there was still some money available from the old days. It was not this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Title: Metamorphosis heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Last updated: May 20, 2012 involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make had kept free without any necklace or collar. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any III whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.E.9. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided peaceful. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If life led by the family during these two months, must have made him importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and him to spare Gregor's life. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT opportunities to fix the problem. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, redistribution. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Translated by David Wyllie. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all For additional contact information: anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Foundation his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a below. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still him to spare Gregor's life. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would broad to get it all underneath. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gutenberg-tm License. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came continue being of help to him. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide so that she might be able to get a better position later on. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she shame and regret. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in was already the end of March, after all. Translated by David Wyllie darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" with him. But as it is ..." would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate himself. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before just to move about the home, every other day would be spent themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others.