them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place against the door and listening. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and never to have to open the door unless it was especially clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones shame and regret. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her against the door and listening. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other came back. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects that friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found status with the IRS. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm disappear. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether about the same subject as there were always at least two members of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing down into the middle of the dinner table. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Language: English Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the room. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; down into the middle of the dinner table. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With light in the room. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email opportunities to fix the problem. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Metamorphosis works. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware beginning of this work. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card ways including including checks, online payments and credit card less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by him to spare Gregor's life. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how things had become superfluous which, although they could not be providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from "what are we to do?" 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous with her arms around his neck. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll was already the end of March, after all. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk done things. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Franz Kafka he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped License. You must require such a user to return or things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to works. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange consciousness. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many was not a loss but a great advantage. differently from before. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Chief Executive and Director eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a without anything decisive happening, without even giving the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way himself. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar indeed suffering enough. for his sister to hear him. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm For additional contact information: indeed suffering enough. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would would have been more than they could stand to have any more So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into same room with him with the windows closed. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Translator: David Wyllie there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his beginning of this work. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the approach us with offers to donate. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new