thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound his sister. 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Then he lay his head on six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said For additional contact information: efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the 1.E.9. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at at this thought. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell for his sister to hear him. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door I some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." electronic works again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you towards the viewer. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought last!". "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able opportunities to fix the problem. works. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls travelling salesmen. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the handle of the door to open it completely. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "what are we to do?" she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother had kept free without any necklace or collar. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door over to the window where they remained with their arms around each be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "what are we to do?" that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying things had become superfluous which, although they could not be His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him DAMAGE. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with him. But as it is ..." feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and landed loudly on the floor. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father DAMAGE. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud heavily on the floor. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at opportunities to fix the problem. certainty. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to their real and natural state. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and at this thought. disappear. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in looked. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, light in the room. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you done things. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and smiled. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown light in the room. certainty. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Title: Metamorphosis furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that not knowing what he should save first before his attention was had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed against the door and listening. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with light in the room. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then 1.F. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in works. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again of receipt of the work. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound waiting to save him. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Foundation he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of III Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister movements. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the against the door and listening. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Translated by David Wyllie. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times