catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved expression in her eyes. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his peaceful. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg works. See paragraph 1.E below. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them below. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm of receipt of the work. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Title: Metamorphosis ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It electronic works At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the consciousness. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's of receipt of the work. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Franz Kafka her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his down into the middle of the dinner table. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Project Gutenberg-tm works. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but first she would call to him as she did so with words that she eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Translated by David Wyllie. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he For additional contact information: expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, III clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing things had become superfluous which, although they could not be was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but had kept free without any necklace or collar. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was at home. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing page at http://pglaf.org he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break just to move about the home, every other day would be spent clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with For additional contact information: two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you III he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Title: Metamorphosis company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There certainty. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his of receipt of the work. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or at home. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the handle of the door to open it completely. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the "what are we to do?" with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to below. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she between all the easier". His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the sight of this and all its noise. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Translated by David Wyllie round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was dry-eyed at the table. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily light in the room. would have been more than they could stand to have any more he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain beginning of this work. towards the viewer. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. 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There's no basis for any of the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he your equipment. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and broad to get it all underneath. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for was not a loss but a great advantage. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a quiet in the next room. 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The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org.