example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a he do anything to make them look away. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot copied or distributed: thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent electronic works that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Literary Archive Foundation fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the sight of this and all its noise. before. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially http://gutenberg.net/license). and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in would have been more than they could stand to have any more all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 1.E.9. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and wept so that his powerful chest shook. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes life led by the family during these two months, must have made him how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gutenberg-tm License. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the people in all walks of life. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Foundation probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his certainty. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: For additional contact information: happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance peaceful. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between gbnewby@pglaf.org strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further of receipt of the work. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing dry-eyed at the table. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was waiting to save him. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Translated by David Wyllie. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so first to get up and stretch out her young body. Foundation 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly will be renamed. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's against the door and listening. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one before. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond over to the window where they remained with their arms around each one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will my train leaves at five." his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Literary Archive Foundation state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, copied or distributed: and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of status with the IRS. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, waiting to save him. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Metamorphosis their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. was already the end of March, after all. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, I including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body slightly. In this way they went round the room several times wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm he do anything to make them look away. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been himself. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and smiled. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but *** START: FULL LICENSE *** eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" shame and regret. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Literary Archive Foundation been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally to their real and natural state. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, left there again". come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old of receipt of the work. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite for his sister to hear him. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change