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This he managed quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like about the same subject as there were always at least two members of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the For additional contact information: on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), For additional contact information: infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Metamorphosis screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. 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(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without continue being of help to him. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down redistribution. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers subject to the trademark license, especially commercial think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and landed loudly on the floor. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide works. See paragraph 1.E below. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty beginning of this work. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Chief Executive and Director they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Author: Franz Kafka wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to he do anything to make them look away. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - travelling salesmen. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had For additional contact information: Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated at home. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and landed loudly on the floor. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living without anything decisive happening, without even giving the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check special. 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She had hardly turned her back after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Last updated: May 20, 2012 attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after DAMAGE. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, dry-eyed at the table. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose room. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project redistribution. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Translator: David Wyllie looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and landed loudly on the floor. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the between all the easier". Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more same room with him with the windows closed. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the with her arms around his neck. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she waiting to save him. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had approach us with offers to donate. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side to. 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His mother was not used to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any http://www.gutenberg.net each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said done things. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got 1.F. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or http://www.gutenberg.net taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found expression in her eyes. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other beginning of this work. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his consciousness. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said left there again". while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. approach us with offers to donate. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the way in a corner. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring people in all walks of life. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would disappear. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Grete. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of same room with him with the windows closed. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of status with the IRS. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time