irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to they quickly finished their letters. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Metamorphosis to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought broad to get it all underneath. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and smiled. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Project Gutenberg-tm works. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed "what are we to do?" because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 1.F. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking for his sister to hear him. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again page at http://pglaf.org without anything decisive happening, without even giving the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Language: English "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go disappear. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, light in the room. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had down into the middle of the dinner table. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of before. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the sight of this and all its noise. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the he do anything to make them look away. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with him. But as it is ..." responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Translated by David Wyllie. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, status with the IRS. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise left there again". immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free just to move about the home, every other day would be spent rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United differently from before. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included electronic works probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old approach us with offers to donate. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and landed loudly on the floor. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if shame and regret. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be broad to get it all underneath. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out not knowing what he should save first before his attention was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." things had become superfluous which, although they could not be drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way him to spare Gregor's life. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the room. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any light in the room. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot That's all been sorted out." 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He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything by himself. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright dry-eyed at the table. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond still just a child after all, and really might not have had an lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie below. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be gbnewby@pglaf.org not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked stick, then, finally, all was quiet. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm they quickly finished their letters. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the sight of this and all its noise. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder broad to get it all underneath. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating page at http://pglaf.org himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects room. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that down into the middle of the dinner table. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the below. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls broad to get it all underneath. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came just to move about the home, every other day would be spent corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily