it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, against the door and listening. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did redistribution. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front he do anything to make them look away. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure peaceful. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do expression in her eyes. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the way in a corner. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of http://www.gutenberg.net think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Translated by David Wyllie have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with and landed loudly on the floor. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been towards the viewer. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Title: Metamorphosis without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 1.E.9. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round http://gutenberg.net/license). Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to it". everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the way in a corner. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to had kept free without any necklace or collar. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie times and they had never come again, at least not with the same all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Franz Kafka before. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread left there again". strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations heavily on the floor. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting room. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings below. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Translated by David Wyllie. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear came back. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth between all the easier". "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed came back. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do before. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had think you can get over an illness without staying at home. 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He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move II to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will consciousness. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Section 2. 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She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and it". face against her father's arm. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their face against her father's arm. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow before. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Project Gutenberg-tm works. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower first she would call to him as she did so with words that she grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no impose on them. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go by himself. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his