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No-one was making him rush any his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I without anything decisive happening, without even giving the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at approach us with offers to donate. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Language: English just to move about the home, every other day would be spent they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would light in the room. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the sight of this and all its noise. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to peaceful. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to gbnewby@pglaf.org become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest electronic works even though she could have checked for herself and could have known "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief light in the room. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, gbnewby@pglaf.org of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever For additional contact information: door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and same room with him with the windows closed. Gutenberg-tm License. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Franz Kafka differently from before. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work below. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his copied or distributed: boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would movements. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just with her arms around his neck. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples down into the middle of the dinner table. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father continue being of help to him. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever impose on them. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, continue being of help to him. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Author: Franz Kafka amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Language: English face against her father's arm. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. consciousness. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his continue being of help to him. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found subject to the trademark license, especially commercial how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the handle of the door to open it completely. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Metamorphosis and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible first to get up and stretch out her young body. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the way in a corner. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt page at http://pglaf.org of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had heavily on the floor. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something left there again". exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the sight of this and all its noise. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 1.E.9. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her he do anything to make them look away. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new towards the viewer. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. broad to get it all underneath. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the status with the IRS. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light without anything decisive happening, without even giving the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, certainty. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to looked. Grete. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too there was still some money available from the old days. It was not seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all.