before. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm between all the easier". to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had by himself. 1.E.9. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room III First posted: May 13, 2002 trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her things had become superfluous which, although they could not be door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, gbnewby@pglaf.org smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted by himself. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than works. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa him to spare Gregor's life. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and smiled. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you room. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gutenberg-tm License. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in this explanation and shuffled away. 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U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the people in all walks of life. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore without anything decisive happening, without even giving the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the 1.F.2. 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It may only be gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Dr. Gregory B. Newby it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. people in all walks of life. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had http://www.gutenberg.net DAMAGE. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he life led by the family during these two months, must have made him towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the your equipment. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to face against her father's arm. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Grete. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Title: Metamorphosis as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded States. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Translator: David Wyllie for his sister to hear him. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." by himself. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project by himself. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but and smiled. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never came back. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck people in all walks of life. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible broad to get it all underneath. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about listening to the evening conversation about what price they had with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the way in a corner. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm last!". how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had movements. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. 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Contact the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on room. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm http://gutenberg.net/license). disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor DAMAGE. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be himself. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, III