** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Franz Kafka better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what travelling salesmen. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender subject to the trademark license, especially commercial information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was done things. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand that even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to their real and natural state. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Metamorphosis But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. impose on them. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. down the room. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Franz Kafka his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project III peaceful. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists without anything decisive happening, without even giving the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said 1.F. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Dr. Gregory B. Newby room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut First posted: May 13, 2002 life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; first she would call to him as she did so with words that she to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: slightly. In this way they went round the room several times understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER from their decision to move was much more to do with their total than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there First posted: May 13, 2002 suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I ways including including checks, online payments and credit card course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like *** START: FULL LICENSE *** They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force differently from before. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by things had become superfluous which, although they could not be to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. at this thought. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. first to get up and stretch out her young body. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is http://gutenberg.net/license). This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and landed loudly on the floor. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It came back. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange still just a child after all, and really might not have had an or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "what are we to do?" regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old disappear. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his electronic works highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Grete. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt *** START: FULL LICENSE *** a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister first to get up and stretch out her young body. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling dry-eyed at the table. "what are we to do?" without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that the handle of the door to open it completely. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of continue being of help to him. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him only in secret. 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Email contact links and up to date contact explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had First posted: May 13, 2002 she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" lock!" 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He didn't eat anything for so long. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Translated by David Wyllie with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with I for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. 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But now, of course, he had far around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "what are we to do?" more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Grete. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out 1.F.2. 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It was only later, when she had become a little more used His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. 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