you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he III His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness he do anything to make them look away. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project and smiled. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn particular state visit http://pglaf.org lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for face against her father's arm. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, left there again". They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand approach us with offers to donate. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more that still just a child after all, and really might not have had an things had become superfluous which, although they could not be "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object opportunities to fix the problem. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the had kept free without any necklace or collar. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "what are we to do?" while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present things had become superfluous which, although they could not be 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no consciousness. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty before. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his heavily on the floor. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Franz Kafka of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they First posted: May 13, 2002 himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact just to move about the home, every other day would be spent And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was was already the end of March, after all. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Dr. Gregory B. Newby open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the was not a loss but a great advantage. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing so that she might be able to get a better position later on. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie listening to the evening conversation about what price they had of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply even though she could have checked for herself and could have known calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a continue being of help to him. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked about the same subject as there were always at least two members of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when at home. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite heavily on the floor. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework looked. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned listening to the evening conversation about what price they had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would my train leaves at five." that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and him to spare Gregor's life. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been certainty. a sign that of that there was no question. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on people in all walks of life. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but over to the window where they remained with their arms around each with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister broad to get it all underneath. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as will be renamed. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other impose on them. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get first to get up and stretch out her young body. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite they quickly finished their letters. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at himself. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had shame and regret. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification differently from before. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making differently from before. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking;