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And what's dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money my train leaves at five." "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a in by the hand. 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In 2001, the Project even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and with him. But as it is ..." flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business For additional contact information: would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. 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If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm copied or distributed: Translated by David Wyllie. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you http://gutenberg.net/license). burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same copied or distributed: trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, same room with him with the windows closed. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in of receipt of the work. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his people in all walks of life. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal copied or distributed: Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner first she would call to him as she did so with words that she immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon movements. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving him to spare Gregor's life. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed electronic works one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this waiting to save him. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.F. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Grete. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed about the same subject as there were always at least two members of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Translated by David Wyllie works. See paragraph 1.E below. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. that look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his towards the viewer. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had 1.F. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's first she would call to him as she did so with words that she especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had looked. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became certainty. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. dry-eyed at the table. movements. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to 1.E.1. 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At first, Gregor when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** down into the middle of the dinner table. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been at home. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery that a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder not knowing what he should save first before his attention was fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on over to the window where they remained with their arms around each bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to page at http://pglaf.org his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used had kept free without any necklace or collar. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, impose on them. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Grete. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works movements. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and http://gutenberg.net/license). them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "what are we to do?" inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an expression in her eyes. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something peaceful. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings *** START: FULL LICENSE *** watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and landed loudly on the floor. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Translated by David Wyllie. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a over to the window where they remained with their arms around each clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This