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He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing copied or distributed: the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by him to spare Gregor's life. a sign that of that there was no question. first to get up and stretch out her young body. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no waiting to save him. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] continue being of help to him. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, before. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Chief Executive and Director came back. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and smiled. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange first she would call to him as she did so with words that she mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she himself. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Grete. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. States. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. 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But full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in below. my train leaves at five." coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Metamorphosis bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite beginning of this work. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did things had become superfluous which, although they could not be you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go 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. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to 1.E. 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The Foundation makes no representations concerning unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder dry-eyed at the table. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards between all the easier". herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "what are we to do?" Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by movements. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while waiting to save him. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** 1.E.9. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple 1.F. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with her arms around his neck. Translated by David Wyllie overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the continue being of help to him. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more for his sister to hear him. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gutenberg-tm License. 1.E.9. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his for his sister to hear him. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, works. See paragraph 1.E below. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand down into the middle of the dinner table. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself even though she could have checked for herself and could have known careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the a sign that of that there was no question. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his face against her father's arm. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have first she would call to him as she did so with words that she would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it works. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Translated by David Wyllie of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would and landed loudly on the floor. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of receipt of the work. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project approach us with offers to donate. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes *** START: FULL LICENSE *** little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help from their decision to move was much more to do with their total 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him I eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a just to move about the home, every other day would be spent become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of about the same subject as there were always at least two members of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His