information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in with him. But as it is ..." It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to movements. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the handle of the door to open it completely. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At your equipment. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or disappear. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of consciousness. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to DAMAGE. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Grete. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, for his sister to hear him. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the he do anything to make them look away. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works dry-eyed at the table. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could License. You must require such a user to return or away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible first to get up and stretch out her young body. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Language: English again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Project Gutenberg-tm works. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed first to get up and stretch out her young body. it". that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then expression in her eyes. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by it". Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to particular state visit http://pglaf.org driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that DAMAGE. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that III and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he it". darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and electronic works efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Project Gutenberg-tm works. Project Gutenberg-tm works. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Language: English from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Translator: David Wyllie help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to between all the easier". 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to III one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they certainty. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Foundation himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Franz Kafka because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for page at http://pglaf.org connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the that lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: would have been more than they could stand to have any more enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and wept so that his powerful chest shook. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with him. But as it is ..." improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully your equipment. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's same room with him with the windows closed. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the they quickly finished their letters. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Language: English sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Franz Kafka his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His expression in her eyes. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being face against her father's arm. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the way in a corner. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still beginning of this work. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "what are we to do?" good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like